This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Stop immigration until unemployment level falls to 2%
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The government states that it has a high priority in getting people off Welfare and back into work.
There are about two and a half million unemployed in the country and also about two and a half million migrants.
The average unemployment rate is about 10%, higher in some regions.
I suggest that migration should be suspended until our unemployment rate falls to 2%.
You can only get people off Welfare if there are jobs to go to.
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