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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - SGs still sceptical after PM speech</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Aug-30 9:12 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 37) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>38219.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Singaporeans continue to voice concerns at foreigners issue during feedback sessions
August 31st, 2010 |
Author: Your Correspondent
Despite the feeble attempts of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to reassure Singaporeans that their interests still come first for his government, the foreigners issue continue to crop up during the two feedback sessions conducted by REACH and People抯 Association Youth Movement (PAYM) in the aftermath of his speech.
According to a Straits Times report today, many Singaporeans who attended the two dialogue sessions yesterday remained sceptical of the PAP抯 pro-foreigner and ultra-liberal immigration policies which have changed Singapore抯 demographics beyond recognition within the span of a few years.
The present immigration policy is the brainchild of PM Lee who announced his ambitious plan to increase Singapore抯 population via immigration to 6.5 million people in 2003.
All of the sudden, the floodgates were flung opened and Singapore is swarmed by foreigners from all over the world who now make up more than a third of the population.
PM Lee spent more than half his speech during the National Day Rally to press his case for Singapore to stay 搊pen?to immigrations. He claimed that Singaporeans stand to 揼ain?from the continued inflow of foreigners without providing any concrete evidence to substantiate his claims.
During the PAYM dialogue session, one 27 year old project engineer Lu Qi Min wondered if the immigrants can ever be integrated into Singapore society:
揥hen you know that the foreigners are here to compete with you for a job, the mindset of integrating them into society has already disintegrated. As long as the bread and butter issues and the competition for jobs remain, it will be very difficult to integrate with them,?/STRONG> he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
Mr Lu抯 sentiments is echoed by the majority of netizens as evidenced by the views expressed in the internet forums and blogs, many of which are adamantly against the current rate the PAP is bringing in the foreigners and 揷onverting?them into new citizens.
As one netizen Donovan Baine puts it succinctly on TR Facebook:
揟he relationship between government and the people is like husband and wife relationships. just give her a lot of household expenditure money and ignore her completely, she will look for someone esle to make her happy. You must do things for her, buy her presents, show her that she is important to you. I see that government know how to do that, but for another women (the foreigners). That is why the foreigners despise us.?/STRONG>
Perhaps it is about time that Singaporeans consider casting their votes to another party which will put their interests ahead of the foreigners.
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Despite the feeble attempts of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to reassure Singaporeans that their interests still come first for his government, the foreigners issue continue to crop up during the two feedback sessions conducted by REACH and People抯 Association Youth Movement (PAYM) in the aftermath of his speech.
According to a Straits Times report today, many Singaporeans who attended the two dialogue sessions yesterday remained sceptical of the PAP抯 pro-foreigner and ultra-liberal immigration policies which have changed Singapore抯 demographics beyond recognition within the span of a few years.
The present immigration policy is the brainchild of PM Lee who announced his ambitious plan to increase Singapore抯 population via immigration to 6.5 million people in 2003.
All of the sudden, the floodgates were flung opened and Singapore is swarmed by foreigners from all over the world who now make up more than a third of the population.
PM Lee spent more than half his speech during the National Day Rally to press his case for Singapore to stay 搊pen?to immigrations. He claimed that Singaporeans stand to 揼ain?from the continued inflow of foreigners without providing any concrete evidence to substantiate his claims.
During the PAYM dialogue session, one 27 year old project engineer Lu Qi Min wondered if the immigrants can ever be integrated into Singapore society:
揥hen you know that the foreigners are here to compete with you for a job, the mindset of integrating them into society has already disintegrated. As long as the bread and butter issues and the competition for jobs remain, it will be very difficult to integrate with them,?/STRONG> he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
Mr Lu抯 sentiments is echoed by the majority of netizens as evidenced by the views expressed in the internet forums and blogs, many of which are adamantly against the current rate the PAP is bringing in the foreigners and 揷onverting?them into new citizens.
As one netizen Donovan Baine puts it succinctly on TR Facebook:
揟he relationship between government and the people is like husband and wife relationships. just give her a lot of household expenditure money and ignore her completely, she will look for someone esle to make her happy. You must do things for her, buy her presents, show her that she is important to you. I see that government know how to do that, but for another women (the foreigners). That is why the foreigners despise us.?/STRONG>
Perhaps it is about time that Singaporeans consider casting their votes to another party which will put their interests ahead of the foreigners.
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