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Way to go Rick! Ms Chan, go fuck back to your Mudland!! :oIo:
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091229-0000026/A-personal-display-of-commitment
A personal display of commitment
Letter from Rick Lim Say Kiong
05:55 AM Dec 29, 2009
I REFER to "Citizenship is a personal choice" (Dec 28).
If, after 15 years of being a permanent resident (PR), Ms Chan Yeok Kwan is still not considering taking up a Singaporean citizenship, then it can be surmised that she is here because of what the country can offer her.
Even though she has contributed to the workforce (and don't we all?), she is basically doing it just for the benefits.
By becoming citizens, PRs show their commitment to the nation - beyond what the country can offer them in return.
It is a personal choice. But it is also one that displays whether or not the PR is committed to the country's well-being.
If PRs neither stay in the long run, nor become citizens after a lengthy period of time, what does that say about our immigration policies? Is Singapore giving permanent residency to the right kind of people?
Years ago, only employment pass holders (with skills, qualifications, and/or earning a high pay) could become PRs. Then S-pass holders could do the same.
Effectively, this shifted PR holders from the "foreign talent" category to that of "foreign labour". Now some industries are so dependent on foreign labour that without them, companies would collapse. What has gone wrong?
http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091229-0000026/A-personal-display-of-commitment
A personal display of commitment
Letter from Rick Lim Say Kiong
05:55 AM Dec 29, 2009
I REFER to "Citizenship is a personal choice" (Dec 28).
If, after 15 years of being a permanent resident (PR), Ms Chan Yeok Kwan is still not considering taking up a Singaporean citizenship, then it can be surmised that she is here because of what the country can offer her.
Even though she has contributed to the workforce (and don't we all?), she is basically doing it just for the benefits.
By becoming citizens, PRs show their commitment to the nation - beyond what the country can offer them in return.
It is a personal choice. But it is also one that displays whether or not the PR is committed to the country's well-being.
If PRs neither stay in the long run, nor become citizens after a lengthy period of time, what does that say about our immigration policies? Is Singapore giving permanent residency to the right kind of people?
Years ago, only employment pass holders (with skills, qualifications, and/or earning a high pay) could become PRs. Then S-pass holders could do the same.
Effectively, this shifted PR holders from the "foreign talent" category to that of "foreign labour". Now some industries are so dependent on foreign labour that without them, companies would collapse. What has gone wrong?