POSITION PAPER [Assignment 2: Question 1 – Identity]
Name: Aloysius Ong Kuan Yong
Student ID: S10141026H
Class: IS WISP T60
Dual citizenship have been perks for people which allowed them to travel to and fro of their respective country as well as the country that they want to be a part of. Being a citizen concurrently in two countries can be very convenient and the benefited the countries to attract more people to be a part of their society. More than 30 countries around the world allow their citizens to have dual citizenship. However, Singapore’s laws prohibit its citizens from doing so. I think Singapore should not allow its citizens to have dual citizenship.
When Singapore was under the ruling of United Kingdom in 1959, it was allowed people living there to have their own country …show more content…
The cons overweighs the pros in allow dual citizenship. I agree that because Singapore is a small country with limited land and people, it cannot afford to lose its people and support during difficult times in unforeseen circumstances. Dual citizenship allow us to move between two countries whenever and if suddenly all the citizen left and decided to move to the other country, then who else can we count on to protect our country- what we call home. Let say if the government relax the policy and set a quota of people that could gain dual citizenship, the rest of the people living in Singapore would not be happy as these people would get the best of both world, and rip the benefit as a result of inequality. Therefore, I understand where the government is coming from and could not agree more on its restriction of the dual citizenship policy. However, I would suggest if one day the government is opening up the idea of dual citizenship, the government maybe could consider set a quota of people that could gain citizenship but restrict the benefits of people who have acquire dual citizenship successfully. (1056
Name: Aloysius Ong Kuan Yong
Student ID: S10141026H
Class: IS WISP T60
Dual citizenship have been perks for people which allowed them to travel to and fro of their respective country as well as the country that they want to be a part of. Being a citizen concurrently in two countries can be very convenient and the benefited the countries to attract more people to be a part of their society. More than 30 countries around the world allow their citizens to have dual citizenship. However, Singapore’s laws prohibit its citizens from doing so. I think Singapore should not allow its citizens to have dual citizenship.
When Singapore was under the ruling of United Kingdom in 1959, it was allowed people living there to have their own country …show more content…
The cons overweighs the pros in allow dual citizenship. I agree that because Singapore is a small country with limited land and people, it cannot afford to lose its people and support during difficult times in unforeseen circumstances. Dual citizenship allow us to move between two countries whenever and if suddenly all the citizen left and decided to move to the other country, then who else can we count on to protect our country- what we call home. Let say if the government relax the policy and set a quota of people that could gain dual citizenship, the rest of the people living in Singapore would not be happy as these people would get the best of both world, and rip the benefit as a result of inequality. Therefore, I understand where the government is coming from and could not agree more on its restriction of the dual citizenship policy. However, I would suggest if one day the government is opening up the idea of dual citizenship, the government maybe could consider set a quota of people that could gain citizenship but restrict the benefits of people who have acquire dual citizenship successfully. (1056