"In his most pointed comments on the immigration policy debate since he left office, Phillip Ruddock urged the government to go further, warning that public confidence in the integrity of the immigration system was at risk as the number of temporary visa holders, including skilled workers, international students, and working holidaymakers, grows past 3 million.
“A migration program that cannot explain who comes, why they come, and under what rules, will eventually lose the confidence of the people whose support it requires,” he said."
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