Why is the solution to everything more immigration?

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Leigh Clifford is the latest “business heavyweight” demanding that Australia quickly ramp-up ‘skilled migration’ to solve the economy’s ills:

Leigh Clifford says Australia must ramp up skilled immigration in response to the significant staff shortages crippling the economy…

“Australia has always relied on significant immigration of skilled people, and we have got to open up as quickly as we can to address some of those shortcomings,” Clifford said.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.