It disturbs me that people have no idea about what is what anymore. Can you imagine my horror when I looked at Channel NewsAsia’s web site and read the story: ‘Two illegal immigrants arrested for trying to swim into Singapore’(January 10.) What were these two young men thinking when they tried to swim into Singapore without the right documentation? Hasn’t the Singapore government shown that it will not tolerate such deviant behaviour by imposing hefty fines, jail terms and strokes of the cane? Haven’t Singaporeans shown that the only foreigners that are acceptable are ones that have degrees or work in construction sites and as domestic helpers?
Seriously, illegal immigration has to stop! What can Singaporeans do to tell such people that they are not welcome in Singapore? Then again, I really should not be so negative. Perhaps Singapore can help countries like Myanmar promote themselves to their own nationals. I can think of slogans like ‘Stay Here, it sucks over there!’
We need to educate people like the two young men. They need to know that Myanmar has so much more to offer. There are resources galore. Have you seen how much forest the nation has? Myanmar is also rich in culture; there are so many hill tribes there that they could fill a kaleidoscope. When you think of the tourist and the teak alone, Myanmar has more than enough resources to power an economy for years to come.
The military is doing a fantastic job. Contrary to what lily livered liberals in the West may think, Asians need an iron fist and a bit pillaging to keep them in order. Asians, especially those in Myanmar respect leaders use the old fashioned iron fist from time to time. The Myanmar military is a truly Asian institution providing fantastic opportunities for the young of that country. It really baffles me why those two would even consider wanting to come over to Singapore or why we haven’t started a campaign to make our government more like theirs. I’ve heard that ASEAN believes in non interference but there’s nothing to say that we can’t imitate the efficient and iron fisted system in Myanmar.
Really! Illegal immigration just won’t do, especially when they come from benign and competent regime as the one in Myanmar. Why risk your life and come to a country that will only jail and cane you.
Personally, these two young men deserve to be canned for leaving the regime that they left. At the very least they should be punished for being ungrateful to what life has to offer them. Did I read that they could be finned only S$6,000? I seriously urge the government to ensure that the fine would be more like S$60,000 and lets make sure they don’t get a chance to work for it, people in Myanmar are definitely rich enough to contribute to the crimes of such miscreants.
We cannot have any illegal immigrants coming over here. I for one think that the government’s deterrence measures have not been strong enough and would urge Singaporeans not to have any sympathy for people so desperate to make a better life for themselves that they will risk their lives and swim over here.
Illegal immigrants are a pest and scrounge off society. There’s no way we can allow them to take the jobs that hard working Singaporeans won’t take even in an economic crisis and I don’t see how such people could ever contribute to Singapore. As a good and loyal citizen, I’m planning to write to my MP and propose that we do more to stop this horrible situation where people show a desperation to come to Singapore once I get back from my overseas holiday.
Copyright: Tang Li (C) 2006
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