Citizenship is a right not a priviledge

Posted on October 12, 2008
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It almost seems like every time Syed Hamid opens his mouth he says something stupid.  Permanent residency and citizenship is a privilege and not a right?  I can understand about permanent residency being a priviledge.  Take for example myself - I am a permanent resident of the US and I consider that a priviledge, not my right.  I can also understand citizenship being a priviledge if you are an immigrant and became a citizen of a certain country after you have fulfilled the requirements for citizenship.  I also understand that in such cases citizenship can be revoked.

But for Syed Hamid to say that citizenship in Malaysia is a priviledge, especially in relation to the case of Yong Lee Hua @ Piang Lin who was born in Sabah and became a Malaysian citizen by virtue of the state joining the Malaysian federation, is the height of ignorance.

Malaysians need to beware of politicians and their pronouncements of priviledges.  If citizenship is a priviledge, especially for those of us who were born in Sabah and Sarawak, then that means that priviledge can be taken away from us.  What the %#!&!    Syed Hamid should go back and study up on some history before he opens his mouth.

There are many cases of foreigners who came into the country illegally being given citizenship and allowed to vote and yet we do not hear the government do anything about this abuse of power by the National Registration Department.  Why?  You and I know why.  The illegals were given citizenship because they were needed to boost the election results of certain politicians in certain political parties.

Maybe UPKO should carry out their threat about leaving the BN.  There’s no point in just talking about the issue of illegals being granted  citizenship.  Sabah is being run over by foreigners and the state that was once made up of majority non-Muslim is now just another majority Muslim state like those in the Peninsula. Sabahans better rescue Sabah while you can before it is too late to do anything.

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4 Responses to “Citizenship is a right not a priviledge”

  1. arjun on October 12th, 2008 11:29 pm

    In the USA,UK,Australia,Singapore and many advanced countries,permanent resident and /or citizenship is a privilege and not a right.Privileges in those countries can be revoked.If Malaysia consider citizenship is a right and permanent residentship a prerequisite for citizenship,then 3.1 million foreigner non citizens currently resident with or without valid papers/work permits,then Malaysia is in BIG trouble when all those 3.1 MILLION ppl become citizens in the next one or two decades.All loyal citizens currently residing in Malaysia please bear this in mind,ie for every four malaysians,we have one foreigner.arjun

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  2. mat Reset on October 13th, 2008 12:33 am

    You can check this transcript for Singapore parliment in 1991/92.

    Singapore PM then, Mr Lee Kwan Yew says that “Citizenship is a privilage, not a right!”.

    MRSM Kalae Chepo 66/73

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    Berek12 reply on October 13, 2008:

    Chek mak,Kawe stuju dgan demo.MM LKY betu sokmo.Sale.

  3. douglas210 on October 13th, 2008 3:14 pm

    Puteri,

    I have just a minor point I wish to make. In the U.S., once citizenship has been granted, it can be revoked ONLY if the naturalized citizen is found to have lied on their naturalization application. For example, a number of citizenships have been revoked in the case of former Nazi prison guards who came to the U.S. but didn’t mention their former profession in the citizenship paperwork.

    Even U.S. permanent residency, once granted, can’t be taken away except for good cause (felony criminal acts, abandonment of P.R. status, etc.).

    I have noticed the Malaysian government seems to take a different view.

    Douglas

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