title: Managing the cost and scale of family reunion: current dilemmas.
abstract: "Growth in the numbers of family reunion migrants [to Australia], especially those with low-skilled, poor and non-English-speaking backgrounds, has prompted Government attempts to slow the intake. So far the politics of the situation have meant such attempts have met with limited success. The implications are explored in this article."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; International Migration; Migration; Migration Policy; Occupational Status; Oceania; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status