Foreign migrants threatening security, peace
KOTA KINABALU: The presence of foreign migrants in Sabah
is threatening the country's security and peace, said Sabah Progressive Party
(SAPP) Treasurer General, Dullie Marie.
"Whether the migrants possess
documents or not they still contribute to the social and economic problems that
directly affect the security of Malaysia and Sabah," he said.
Whether they came here legally or not, they have flooded
Sabah for so long to the extent of causing an extraordinary population
boom.
"From 1970 to 2011, Sabah's population had increased by
more than 390 per cent and this is very extraordinary even the highest in the
world," he said in a statement here on Oct 3.
"They (foreign migrants) are taking away jobs from the
locals and are often involved in crimes," he said commenting on the statement by
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Mohamed Nazri Aziz in
Parliament.
Mohamed Nazri was reported as saying that the presence of
foreigners in Sabah was not a threat to the country's security.
However, he admitted that there had been a steep hike in
Sabah's population for the past 40 years.
According to Dullie, hundreds of thousands of foreigners
had entered Sabah legally but continued to stay in the State after their visitor
pass expired, making them illegal immigrants.
However, he said in just a blink of an eye these illegal
immigrants were given citizenship after getting the MyKad in a doubtful manner
to become the so-called new citizens.
He
said these new citizens were also registered as voters and there had been many
cases where the details of the voters like their father's name was
missing.
More worrying, he said was that the new citizens had been
acknowledged as Bumiputera and could grab all the privileges of the Bumiputera
in Sabah.
Dullie said SAPP had thought of an approach to address
this issue with the proposed Sabah IC, which is only to be issued to genuine
Sabahans which would differentiate them from the new citizens.
He
said the Sabah IC would be introduced once SAPP formed the State Government
after the 13th General Election.
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