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Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "Don't hate foreigners!":
I think the majority of you are right - in that it's the govt that needs to tame the immigration policy such that yes, appropriate foreigners are allowed in to work and if they see fit and decide to stay for a longer term (say 5 years or more) then they may be considered for PR/citizenship.
That's the case in the UK now - I know that because I'm now eligible for PR having worked here and paid exhorbitant taxes for the last 6 years. The application will cost my employers 800GBP (2000SGD?) and will require amongst other things, that I pass an English test (if my English is found to be below a certain level) AND a Britishness test (you can google that). Oh, and also a letter from my employer stating that my job is still relevant to me and can't be done by a British/EU person.
The Britishness test has come under alot of scrutiny and criticism because the British-Born people do not have such tests, so there have been protests as to why foreigners have to know minute 'strange' facts about the UK which even their own people don't know.
Anyway, the point is that when we walk around the city/town, it isn't obvious that foreigners have taken over the city/town. Yes there are foreign students, and foreign-employed people and foreign dependents (spouses) but overall there's the feel that it is still the UK (for better or worse).
I'm supposing that Singaporeans in Singapore feel that Singapore is no longer feeling like Singapore due to the huge influx of foreigners (talented or otherwise, highly skilled or otherwise). It felt abit like that when we were in Singapore a few months back. I do hope the 'gahmen' will slow this down - otherwise the culture of Singapore will be diluted to a point of no turning back - and that's something I for one, will not want to happen.
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Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "Don't hate foreigners!":
I think the majority of you are right - in that it's the govt that needs to tame the immigration policy such that yes, appropriate foreigners are allowed in to work and if they see fit and decide to stay for a longer term (say 5 years or more) then they may be considered for PR/citizenship.
That's the case in the UK now - I know that because I'm now eligible for PR having worked here and paid exhorbitant taxes for the last 6 years. The application will cost my employers 800GBP (2000SGD?) and will require amongst other things, that I pass an English test (if my English is found to be below a certain level) AND a Britishness test (you can google that). Oh, and also a letter from my employer stating that my job is still relevant to me and can't be done by a British/EU person.
The Britishness test has come under alot of scrutiny and criticism because the British-Born people do not have such tests, so there have been protests as to why foreigners have to know minute 'strange' facts about the UK which even their own people don't know.
Anyway, the point is that when we walk around the city/town, it isn't obvious that foreigners have taken over the city/town. Yes there are foreign students, and foreign-employed people and foreign dependents (spouses) but overall there's the feel that it is still the UK (for better or worse).
I'm supposing that Singaporeans in Singapore feel that Singapore is no longer feeling like Singapore due to the huge influx of foreigners (talented or otherwise, highly skilled or otherwise). It felt abit like that when we were in Singapore a few months back. I do hope the 'gahmen' will slow this down - otherwise the culture of Singapore will be diluted to a point of no turning back - and that's something I for one, will not want to happen.
[email protected]
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