Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

There are a number of questions there, and I thank the senator for the opportunity to remind the Senate of the benefit of the 457 visa. It is a visa that is of tremendous value to Australian business, because it allows Australian business to quickly seize opportunities, to grow their business, to secure their business and, therefore, to secure Australian jobs. Bill Clinton used to say, ‘It’s all about the economy, stupid.’ And we say, ‘It’s all about jobs, stupid.’ Sooner or later, people on the other side are going to cotton on. Sooner or later, senators opposite are going to understand that just as unemployment has come down under this government so immigration has gone up. We have used the immigration policy to bring skills into Australia to build Australia’s opportunities—