Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

The number of primary subclass 457 visa holders in Australia as at 28 February 2015 was 107,306. This represents less than one per cent of the Australian workforce. Of course, Labor and the unions would have the public believe that, under a coalition government, there has been a massive influx of 457 workers to Australia. The statistics, however, tell a very different story. In fact, since the election of the Abbott government, there has been a 2.7 per cent decrease in the number of 457 visa holders.