Migration In Singapore Essay

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It is not known when the earliest of settlers came but probably the earliest record described by Turnbull (2005, p.23) that Singapore was “inhabited by a mixture of seafaring people namely the Malays, Bugis and orang laut (sea people)” . The massive Southeast Asia immigration had begun in 1850s but the official record of the history of migration to Singapore began as early as 1919 due to negligence in immigration control . According to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), many sojourners came and left once they have gained resources for their services so it was hard to keep track of the many immigrants coming and leaving Singapore. The first immigration control was enforced in 1919, named the Passengers Restriction Ordinance, it …show more content…

Most remain similar; in hopes of better livelihood and security. It is interesting to research about the facts of the history of migration to Singapore and to contrast it with my case studies. The comparison reveals that no matter the period of time for migration, both settlers need a community for support to integrate themselves into Singapore. Some migrants may not feel belonged immediately but after an extended period of time, they will be bound to meet a local community which will make them feel at home. Additionally, it is amazing for me to discover how the local situational contexts that contributed to the “push” factors for these migrants always link back to the happenings around the world. For example, Mr Ng migrated due to political strife in his home country, and Ms Low’s push factor was due to the legitimacy crisis that Hong Kong was going through. A safe country is when one country’s politics is stable and that is why Singapore is such an attractive country to migrants because the politics here is stable (ruling by one party) and there are no natural disasters. Furthermore, what makes Singapore attractive is because it is also a migrant state where it is made of migrants from

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