Again, I think there is a perception that asylum seekers are somehow impoverished. Yes, they're coming here for humanitarian reasons, but many of them are skilled workers. We saw this with the Ukrainians. They weren't asylum seekers. They were brought here under temporary visas, but many of them got jobs very quickly in other sectors. They didn't have to become asylum seekers, because they were given a pathway here.
We need to think more carefully about how we're constructing asylum seekers as being only a burden on the system, when they're also contributing to the economy. Providing the services to asylum seekers also contributes to the economy. A lot of work comes with providing services to asylum seekers.
