Workers: Income Thresholds and American Workers

workers: New Zealand's Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said in a speech that the government was unapologetic that industries relying on overseas workers are finding it harder to recruit people from abroad, according to Brandon Sun. We are absolutely committed to the principle of kiwis first, he said, using an informal term for New Zealanders. The changes come a day after Australia said it would scrap a temporary visa for skilled overseas workers and after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants. The changes include new income thresholds. To qualify as highly skilled, they will need to earn at least 150 per cent of the median income. To qualify as skilled, immigrants will need to get a job in which they earn at least the median income. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.