MM: PRs vetted carefully

[MarrickG]

Mr Lee said that 10per cent of the pool of foreigners here are new PRs, while another 20per cent are PRs who have been here for some time. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM


THE government looks closely at permanent residents' (PRs) contributions to Singapore before deciding which ones can become citizens, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Sunday night at a Tanjong Pagar GRC event.

'So please put up with the new immigrants. We are very careful about who becomes a citizen,' he said, responding to criticisms over the growing influx of foreigners living and working here.

There were more than 1.2million foreigners in Singapore last year.

Mr Lee said that 10per cent of the pool of foreigners here are new PRs, while another 20per cent are PRs who have been here for some time.

'This 20per cent, we will look at their performance and slowly absorb those who can help us. If they don't help us raise the level, they won't be citizens. We are not stupid.'

As for the remaining 70per cent of foreigners who are here on work permits, 'they are not citizens and never will be', he added. 'They will go home after two years. They do the difficult jobs and without them, MRT stations will not go up.

 

[Devil Within]

This is a load of crap. What rubblish is he talking about? And to say that the opposition is talking rubblish? He need to look at himself in the mirror.

 

[cunnosieur]

http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?t=41177

 

[jw5]

Vetted by him?
His grandchildren should go and live with these FTs that have been so closely vetted, and report back to him.

 

[ahpong]

I don't think many of the PRs are interested in your pink IC. They shouldn't even be given PR, or they shouldn't even be allowed to come here and compete with us unfairly. That is what we want, not the issue of who get citizenship.

 

[cooleo]

>>As for the remaining 70per cent of foreigners who are here on work permits, 'they are not citizens and never will be', he added. 'They will go home after two years. They do the difficult jobs and without them, MRT stations will not go up.<<

No foreigners = No MRT.

U heard it hor! Don't kao peh if all the foreigners are sent home and you don't have mrt!

 

[streetsmart73]

hi there


1. for some funny reasons, i just cannot stop laughing until i pee in my pants.
2. very funny hoh!

 

[johnny333]

They do the difficult jobs and without them, MRT stations will not go up

No foreigners = No MRT.

U heard it hor! Don't kao peh if all the foreigners are sent home and you don't have mrt

People in Potong Pasir were told that if they didn't vote PAP, they wouldn't get the MRT.

Up to today they have NOT voted PAP & they still have the MRT

 

[Cestbon]

Agree with MM without FT(Bangla) wii be hard to built MRT/HDB. How about FT working in office/retail/service? Can MM explain this!