Tag Archives: New Citizens

Singaporeans are always told the influx of foreign talent is good for us, for it will create wealth for us further down the road. Foreign influx rendering many Singaporeans unemployed and underemployed is not something based on fact, we are told. "Please do not politicize this issue" is the refrain we get from our Millionaire Ministers.

Having children? It will just add to financial strain already felt by many Singaporeans. So is this just an excuse for PM Lee and his government, to say that since Singaporeans cannot replace themselves, then they have no more choice but to keep increasing the number of new citizens and replace ourselves? What has our Singapore become?

I refer to the article “Singapore’s non-resident population falls by 1.6%, first drop in 14 years” (Straits Times, Sep 27).

With 2 million eligible for Skillsfuture credit, how come the number of people who went for subsidised training only increase by 39,000? Isn't this a relatively low take-up rate?

How many of the 4000 local employment growth actually went to Singaporeans, given that we granted so many PRs and new citizens?

Former National Solidarity Party Secretary General Lim Tean does not accept Macpherson RC's explanation for selling cheaper open house tickets to new citizens. He said Grassroots leaders should have been aware of the sensitivity and demanded for Singaporeans to be treated equally.

Singaporeans are sick and tired of being made second class citizens in their own home.

The citizen population grew last year by 33,900 (3,408,900 – 3,375,000). However, 20,815 new citizens were granted in 2015. So, does this mean that the net increase in “real” (non-new) citizens was only about 13,085 (33,900 – 20,815) (citizen births – citizen deaths – increase in Singaporeans overseas) for the year? If so, then the annual increase in new citizens may be outstripping that of “real” (non-new) citizens by about 7,730 (20,815 – 13,085) a year.

In my view, some opposition parties inflicted a lot of damage on themselves when they went on vocally against immigration. At the forum, I made one suggestion which I have never heard anyone else make before. I said opposition parties should begin to speak up for the concerns of new citizens; if possible find one or two as candidates.

I refer to the article ”Singapore population hits 5.54m but growth slowest in a decade” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 30). It states that ”The number of non-residents — largely comprised of foreigners working here and their families, as well as students — rose by 2.1 per cent to 1.63 million, slower than the 2.9 per cent growth the previous year.” After adding the 530,000 permanent residents (PRs) – does it mean that the non-Singaporean population has reached an all time high of 39 per cent?