LKY calls for understanding towards immigration policy

• QX179R

  3 Feb 12, 23:15

  SINGAPORE: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has called for the understanding of Singaporeans towards the government's decision to continue taking in immigrants.

  Speaking at a Lunar New Year gathering in his constituency of Tanjong Pagar, Mr Lee said Singapore's per capita income is one of the highest in Asia.

  But it faces an ageing and shrinking population. Last year, the birth rate was 1.15, with the Chinese leading the decline among other races.
  
  Mr Lee said Japan also suffers from similar problems. But its decision not to take in migrants has contributed to economic stagnation.
  
  He said: "Our choice must be the other one, taking in immigrants. I know Singaporeans do not feel very comfortable seeing so many strange new faces, but the alternative is economy stagnation and worse, nobody to look after our old people later on."
  
  -CNA/ac

• Fcukpap

  3 Feb 12, 23:24

  there is an urgent need to make Sg a marriageable place for men.......as well...

• Clivebenss

  3 Feb 12, 23:26

  duplicated.

• Honeybunz

  4 Feb 12, 00:36

  What if the immigration policy brings in a few more Chen Show Mao to join WP, he not scared mah?  LOL

• Dalforce 1941

  4 Feb 12, 00:38

  He better shut his fucking mouth. 88 years old bastard still not dead.

• youyayu

  4 Feb 12, 01:03

  Lan jiao, they make our living standard unable to have kids and they kpkb about decline birth rate. _|_ 

• Dalforce 1941

  4 Feb 12, 01:07

  What about the "stop at 2" launched by that old bastard?

  Still got face to talk cock about low birth rate.

  Shameless.

  Everytime that fucking bastard opens his bloody fucking mouth...

• troublemaker2005

  5 Feb 12, 13:53

  i dont wanna repeat myself again - tired. play recorder my message better

• deathmaster

  7 Feb 12, 16:13

  Originally posted by QX179R:

  SINGAPORE: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has called for the understanding of Singaporeans towards the government's decision to continue taking in immigrants.

  ....

  
  He said: "Our choice must be the other one, taking in immigrants.

  LOL. you guys are missing the big picture.

  PAP only declares, but they never apologise.

  LKY is calling out for singaporeans to understand that after 1 year of "restricting influx of foreigners", they cannot tahan their addiction to foreign labour alr, and will be opening the floodgate to take in more immigrants.

• Dalforce 1941

  7 Feb 12, 16:16

  That bastard Lee Kuan Yew's tone is too cocky, I don't like. 

  Cultureless bastard with no link to any ethnic group in Singapore still dare to act cocky.

  I am hokkien, I can link to hokkien clan, you cultureless bastard link to what?

  Link to shit ar? Cultureless bastard don't come and act big in front of me.