Hopefully by now they have deduced that a competent locally-experienced Metro or King Air pilot can be trained to fly an ATR 72 in less time and for no more money than it costs to import a 457 visa person who just happens to have some prior experience on type.
Then the Metro and King Air operators will lose pilots in droves and need to come to grips with the concept that a competent Chieftain or 402 driver can be trained to drive their space shuttle turboprop, and the guys with Chieftains etc will just have to learn to trust the Baron and 310 sprogs....etc etc. As it was in my time and as it should be.
There is not a transport category aeroplane ever built that could not be mastered by a competent aviator after some endorsement training and ICUS. Concorde pilots were not exceptional - just senior enough and lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
Complain to your local MP about 457 visas for pilots.
I see a certain SAAB 340 operator still fishing on some overseas jobsites, too.