Issues in immigration management Illegal immigration to Malaysia

1 issues in immigration management

1.1 impact on domestic politics
1.2 national security concerns
1.3 human trafficking issues
1.4 social impact

issues in immigration management
impact on domestic politics

the power provide shelters refugees has been misused several individuals national registration department (nrd), when serious cases had happened on east malaysian state of sabah allow thousands of filipino muslims acquire malaysian identity card through secret project known project ic. evidenced done due ethnic connection own people established presence in various malaysian job positions (such had become either nrd members, politicians or security forces) bring relatives of same roots country of origin. example, syndicate pakistan has largely pakistani clients while others syndicate myanmar , indonesia have own clients. similar filipino cases when document producing network expand, started bring more illegal immigrants own ethnic community live here , become malaysian citizen. officer eastern sabah security command claimed corruption of local authorities (especially had similar ethnic groups illegals) , illegal issuance of identity cards had played important role on high increase of illegal immigrants in sabah. former prime minister such mahathir had continuously support influx of these illegals, saying should given citizenship. according research 2 filipino researchers, myfel joseph paluga , andrea malaya ragragio of department of social science university of philippines mindanao, flood of migrants mindanao sabah partly encouraged sabah politicians wanted sultan of sulu after fall of sabah muslim-led parties of united sabah national organisation (usno) , sabah people s united front (berjaya) administrations. stated source, politicians (with similar ethnic roots , religion immigrants) inside both of malaysian , sabah state governments has 2 main political purposes first 1 increase muslim populations in sabah make became political stronghold government while second 1 stop territorial dispute on sabah philippines providing such shelters filipino muslims discriminated catholic-majority philippine central government in homeland of mindanao without knowing many of immigrants comprising militants , criminals betraying malaysia in future own ideologies evidenced on 2013 intrusion other past attacks on sabah , recent kidnappings. security command in sabah ever mentioning:

although these foreigners stayed in sabah, loyalty homelands (mindanao , sulu archipelago) in philippines never swayed , brought along crimes drugs, smuggling , piracy. filipinos region vengeful , ill-tempered, disputes result in shooting , end in bloody feuds. culture call rido .

furthermore, during uncontrolled influx of vietnamese boat people malaysia, malaysian government felt threaten national security , racial balance of refugees resemble chinese people resulted been repatriated. malaysian government blamed united states, accusing them of being principally @ fault causing vietnam war , led large massive influx of these illegals vietnam neighbours, malaysia had phobia resulted 2 tragedies had happened country in past, 1964 led separation of singapore , 1969, both between malay , chinese. meanwhile, thousands of muslim illegal immigrants neighbouring countries such 1 southern philippines , sulawesi, indonesia continued given permission stay longer in country without restrictions , prediction on problems may posed in near future. sabahan muslims mp , state assembly such rosnah shirlin , abdul rahim ismail had felt culture problems brought filipinos muslims today, rosnah said:

the refugee camp established on district has creating lot of problems residents here. camp has become drugs den , source of many other criminal activities. on years, many robberies had taken place in nearby villages , culprits camp. supposedly, improved situation in philippines today has brought question whether these filipinos still regarded refugees. camp set on 40-acre plot of land near kampung laut in 1980s united nations high commission refugees (unhcr). unhcr had long ago stopped providing funds camp , result, many of these foreigners had been working outside camp. refugees had dare expanded camp area, encroaching on nearby village land , today, camp has become biggest syabu distribution den on district.

rahim supported saying:

for decades, village , several villages in constituency — beautifully rustic villages of traditional fishermen, went daily lives no cause worry except latest catch of day. sabah’s long-standing issues illegal immigration starting irk local communities, live fearing safety , culture. ambience of village has changed. obvious change security fears in village born , grew in. there colony of 50 or illegal immigrants living on private piece of land supposedly rented out them. illegal immigrants roam around village, , town area, pump boats use becoming common sight here. i’ve brought authorities before; police, immigration , district office. appreciate steps being taken, not enough give confidence local residents. if left unattended, sabah susceptible lot of social ills — illegal drug dealing , consumption, theft , robbery , “pump boat culture”. authorities need ensure sabahan land owners not rent out land randomly , contravening sabah land ordinance.

during recent royal commission of inquiry on illegal immigrants in sabah, number of revelations on granting of citizenship illegal immigrants revealed. former national registration director, mohd nasir sugip revealed part of top secret operation called ops durian buruk (operation rotten durian), whereby election commission of malaysia , deputy former home minister megat junid megat ayub instructed department issue national identity cards foreigners change voting demographics in sabah. during process of granting national identity cards, names of 16,000 illegal immigrants changed under instructions of sabah election commission. former sabah nrd director ramli kamarudin revealed former sabah chief minister osu sukam present when megat junid gave instructions carry out project ic exercise.

several witnesses benefited citizenship votes scheme have corroborated assertion, including filipino man said given identity card without applying it. further 2 witnesses india , pakistan said received identity cards in less 10 years, instead of going through normal process of getting permanent residency in 12 years , undergoing naturalisation after being in malaysia 10 years more.

upon knowing this, secret project had angered many sabahan natives including neighbouring sarawak close brother sabah. due fact many original bornean natives christians still stateless without birth certificates while newly arrived illegal immigrants can gain malaysian identity cards in short period through secret project because muslims. due this, malaysian federal government alleged practising bias management immigrants political intention change population demography special treatment been given asylum seekers muslims.

national security concerns

in 2008, sabah deputy chief minister claimed illegal immigrants attempted apply become malaysian security force members using fake identity cards. has been proved during searching operation of further members of sulu militants in sabah when 1 of detained malaysian police corporal had family ties in southern philippines. believed have aided militants in illegally entering sabah , leaving state. there serious case when security guard tawau, sabah shot dead bank worker in subang jaya, selangor , robbed bank there. initial investigation found security guard possessed fake identity card , not sabahan citizen. suspect later identified indonesian coming sulawesi. politicians such kit siang questioned how security guard able receive mykad, enabled him work in bank. said:

how can person mykad, , if mykad fake, how can allowed open bank account, receive monthly salary , in fact given firearm licence home ministry? did person vote in 13th general election? because owner of security firm crony of ruling party? how many foreigners have enjoyed these privileges?

apart sabah, porous border in straits of malacca between peninsular malaysia , sumatra became hole indonesian illegal immigrants enter country. noticed in 2014 when these illegals sank on sea due overloaded boat avoid detection malaysian authorities.

human trafficking issues

in 2014, malaysia thailand , venezuela listed @ third , lowest tier department of state. due malaysia doing little progress combat exploitation of foreign migrant workers routinely subjected forced labour conditions , had been recruited under false pretenses , later coerced sex work. many rohingya refugees want seek better life in malaysia fall victim human traffickers, such happened in northern malaysia when traffickers kept them in houses, beating them, depriving them of food, , demanding ransom families. many filipinas been promised jobs in other countries traffickers in philippines been trafficked malaysia transit point, leaving them vulnerable detention malaysian authorities illegal trespassing. beside that, large numbers of vietnamese , chinese traffickers have shifted prostitution business malaysia making vietnamese women @ top list of foreign prostitutes in country, followed cambodian women. traffickers tactic cheat victim offering them jobs in malaysia high salary, once arrived meet trafficker (who have disguised manager), victim brought , locked in house, raped , forced sex work. chinese traffickers china used kidnap children in country use victims beg in streets of kuala lumpur raise sympathy malaysian citizens condition after children been maimed in country after been kidnapped though born healthy.

as malaysia centre of electrical parts manufacturing, many major electrical companies has factories in country, on of bigger companies panasonic , samsung malaysian fast food chains of mcdonald s accused of practising labour exploitation poor treatment workers. there have been reports on ongoing poor treatment cambodian housemaids, cambodian maid detained in 1 of malaysian immigration centre saw 3 women of cambodian , vietnamese nationalities die in centre after been severely tortured other nationalities thai, indonesian , laotian prisoners badly tortured well. there reports cambodian , indonesian maid dies after been starved death employers. moreover, baby selling have ongoing in malaysia long time babies brought in countries thailand , cambodia. babies bought couples desperate start family while unfortunate babies sold traffickers , forced become sex slaves or beggars. prostitution rings offer babies foreign sex workers pregnant of sex workers willingly contact couples offer babies malaysian laws not allow migrant workers bear children in country.

social impact

in 1986, united nations high commissioner refugees (unhcr) found trying integrate filipino refugees in sabah local communities if can t repatriate them philippines opposed heavily locals , sabah state government brought big social problem state. unhcr found again using similar methods in 2015 when issuing refugees cards refugees in west malaysia without consent of malaysian government.