1732 Aussie Fest

Good news from Australia. They actually want Americans. For years Australians have been pseudo-welcoming to Yanks. Love the heck out of us spending massive amounts of tourist dollars. Loved that we helped take some of their super-egoed movie stars off their hands.
I mean, Mel Gibson is a bit of a wild card. And that Crocodile Dundee guy got insufferable.
But Australia really didn't like the notion of Americans coming over and staying, and taking work away from Australians. Yep, we were to Australians what Mexicans are to us. They didn't have to worry that much. Thousands of miles of ocean are a little wider to swim than the Rio Grande.
But now they need us. And are offering temporary work permits. We'll be American Braceros. The Bracero program was what we once used for migrant labor in the US. Bracero means Strong Arm, like a strong arm to help bring in the crops. Mexicans were issued temporary work permits and when the harvest season was done, "encouraged" to go home.
That's what the Aussies want to do with us. They have a shortage of workers with necessary skills for certain mining and infrastructure projects. They don't want to train locals because the projects will end in 3 to 5 years and then they'll have to lay them off and pay them unemployment.
American temps? They can just revoke their visa.
"It's a real win-win for both nations," said our US Ambassador to Australia. Of course our folks won't get unemployment either but hey, migrant workers aren't entitled to labor protections, right? So what if they get burned.
Entrepreneurs are even now putting together low-cost training to help Americans learn the language. Crocodile Dundee movie soundtracks are available on iPod.
G'day mate, throw another Yank on the barbie...
America ya gotta love it.