The only thing I recalled was possibly English classes, now some...

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    The only thing I recalled was possibly English classes, now some migrants are seeing it as a career opportunity to service specific migrants interests.

    Is there a $ figure that is spent by government entities in multilingual pamphlets etc

    Rimmer Stephen J The Cost of Multiculturalism

    "According to government reports, the lack of English language skills is costing Australia over $4.8 billion annually. The OMA says additional communication time in the workplace costs $3.2 billion. Lost output due to unemployment, caused by the lack of language skills, costs $1.6 billion. Migrants have more workplace accidents which cost $13 million, while the costs of higher welfare expenditure is at least $25 million".


    "The taxpayer pays for multiculturalism in the form of greater expenditure on multicultural programs, welfare and crime prevention. Commerce and industry pays in the form of reduced productivity and output, lost markets, greater industrial disputation and increased expenditure on language training. Migrants lose out themselves, because of their lack of English, in workplace accidents and lower productivity".

 
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