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以我个人而言，我十七岁就来到新加坡，在这里读大学、工作、定居……十四年过去，我始终明白，
我是个中国人。这个认同感是文化意义上的，非关政治、意识形态和环境优劣。我对新加坡也有很深的感情，我欣赏这里的政府和人民。这里有更好的环境，有公平的人才选拔机制，有更健全的制度和清廉的政府，有发达的公共设施和服务体制……我喜欢生活在这里更甚于生活在我的祖国，我想每个选择定居此地的新移民都无需否认这一点。可尽管我从不刻意抵制改变身份认同，
但当我想到我的身份，我自然而然就会认定我是中国人。一个人的出生地，就像他的母体，两者之间有难以割裂的文化和地域血缘。既然无法改变，我们不如去尊重这种情感。
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With the talk about "integration"
(2009-09-23)
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Hui-Wen Chang
In recent years, with the influx of new immigrants, "integration" and "integration" has become a hot topic, by politicians, academics, the media and extensive public debate. But I still have not seen on the "integration" and not specifically defined. For example, what constitutes an "integration"? "Integration" is there something more specific indicators? How to reach the community of "convergence" is more and more similar to different groups, or we each have their own strong luster, but it can get along well? Whether they are new immigrants, the "exotic" character is gone, localized accent, he really "into" the; whether, if people think that, as in Singapore only if they had a complete national identity not be completed until the "integration"?
Regardless of whether or not these problems have been widely accepted standard answer, or a limited field of vision, I do not see, I only talk about what I personally consider to "integration" or "integration" should have, conditions, or that my three measurement factors, and I am social "integration" of some views.
The first factor is "peaceful coexistence" (Live in harmony). And regardless of whether these new immigrants still liked to gather in their respective circles, living habits, they will speak what the accent, tend to say what kind of language, take a look at these new immigrants and natives, between the community between the different ethnic groups, whether be able to live in harmony, in some between groups, the existence of some kind of tension (tension) and instability factors.
Judging from the current situation, the Singapore society, between the old and new immigrants, between the different groups of migrants there is no obvious tension, we can live in harmony. But this does not mean you can sit back and relax, and policy-makers and the mass media need to always remain prudent in order to avoid potential tension, malicious generate and spread.
For example, the importation of foreign workers in the past two years, caused some people in the local fluctuations, caused some dissatisfaction among local people on the outsiders. Although we have repeatedly stressed that foreign workers to lower labor costs in China and promoting China's economic development significance, and to clarify the foreign workers are new immigrants, but still could not avoid "adverse impacts to fish" phenomenon.
Whether Singaporeans are ready for it?
With the recent adjustment of the Ministry of Manpower labor policy, strengthen management, the situation has noticeably improved, but fluctuations of public opinion prior to or reveal to the government: When the government support in certain industries, when a large number of imported foreign workers have not fully taken into account replaced the employment of workers in Singapore; when the Government was planning for the future blueprint for a large number of the occasion of the introduction of new immigrants, whether it has laid a solid foundation for education and publicity to get people's understanding and support of this plan?
The Government prior to the implementation of major initiatives, especially when this move will affect ordinary people's employment, daily life and social life, you should ask this question: whether Singaporeans are ready for it? Otherwise, the steps go too fast, did not fully take into account the psychological feelings of local people, as well as the job market, the absorptive capacity of the local community, even if it is conducive to long-term development of the wise, will give rise to resentment and become a potential "tension" roots.
