[Scythian]

I see.many passionate views is this thread.

Many argue about the term native indigenous and so on....many here are 3 generation Singaporeans who do not connect back to China or India where our forefathers have come from. Might I borrow form.one of our songs "Home is where your heart is" .  For me Singapore is the only home I know and that is where my heart is.

Nowhere in my original post did I suggest to a total stop to new citizens or have said anything against immigrants. Many j have met are hard working people with integrity people who can be respected.

Policies surrounding immigration boils down to numbers. How many ...and how does it benefit those who are already here and have committed their life to Singapore.

It is not just a game of economics and money it affects our sense of identity and belonging.

There risk in every country not just Singapore is that of a govt taking in too many immigrants and new citizens for quick economic gains to the detriment of the existing citizens.

Singapore immigration policies is not one of moderation. Immigration to Singapore is at one of the highest if not the highest rate in the world.  We can see the impact on housing how prices have surged up. We can see the impact on cost of living. We can see the impact on the places we work ...where we play.

If we do not take stock the current trends means existing citizens who have been here for 40yrs or more will be the minority in Singapore. 

We cannot be the ones paying the price of the govt's stop at 2 policies. We cannot be the ones paying for the policies that pushed our birth rate to the lowest in the world.  

The numbers don't even make sense as the population growth is faster than what it would be if we had a normal birth rate of 2.1 ....I wonder if the govt is merely using low birth rate as a pretext  to open the flood gates to accelerate population growth.

Not only are we pailtjng for their their failures we are blamed for it.

In order to survive, What can we, Singaporeans do now, to turn the trend?

Action,.not words