00:02While this house is ready to be sold, building the next one could be harder.
00:06The boss of a major construction company is worried any cuts to migration could reduce the number of skilled workers.
00:14You will find most of our plastering crews are normally from an Asian background.
00:19Some of the best, if not the best, rendering crews are from Afghani backgrounds.
00:23Immigration Minister Tony Burke is looking to bring net overseas migration down from about 300,000 to 245,000 people
00:33this financial year.
00:35And the government is targeting permanent migration of 185,000.
00:41One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wants to cut that to 130,000.
00:47While the coalition is calling for migration to be capped in line with housing construction.
00:53I would say somewhere in that 200,000 to 300,000 a year, which is more or less in the
00:58middle of the Labor Party's proposals, is probably reasonable.
01:05Isha Oberoi runs a successful aged care and disability service company, which employs many migrants.
01:12One in six aged care workers are on visas. So there is a huge dependency for us on immigration.
01:20As the public debate about migration ramps up, with growing pressure on housing and infrastructure, some business leaders have been
01:29meeting with politicians.
01:31They're urging all parties to steer clear of emotive arguments and focus on facts.
01:37You know, let's not focus on what is the popular solution.
01:40A plea, businesses hope, is heard in Parliament.
01:43Enough support of hypocrites if you will.
01:44Please give a great comment.
01:44It's a good comment and paramount.
01:44If you're a cupping person or coin
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