@Rich Mole - my point was that everyone living here, regardless of status, competes for housing.  And that places upward pressure on price.

I believe that we can absorb 300k immigrants a year, with respect to skill and socio economic diversity.  I have no problem with the number of refugees we take in.

It would be nice to have some government stats on the number of ten year visa holders who have bought property to live in, or have signed rentals contracts, regardless of how long each year they live here.