[Australia] Migrants are merely 'buying passports' / The Australian, 30 [Dec 2005

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Andrew McGarry
"SOME overseas entrepreneurs view the business migration scheme as little more than an opportunity to buy a passport, it has been claimed. Following a visit to China and Malaysia, South Australian state Labor MP John Rau has said many businesspeople who apply to move to Australia have no interest in making a contribution to the country. 'It needs to be understood by government that many of these new residents do not intend to become permanent full-time residents,' he said in a report to parliament. 'Seen through Chinese eyes, this is essentially an opportunity to buy a passport.' "