Thursday, February 12, 2009

Unfair to Sabahan, not the other way around!

Guong

As a Sabahan, this really piss me off.

Tawau: Education Minister Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein described as "unfair", the policy practiced by schools here not to accept into Form One, students who have their citizenship status in their temporary identification document stated as "undetermined". DE
Just for the sake of his political carrier he made these remarks. What does he know about Sabahan citizenship problems? Can't he see the root of this so called 'undetermined citizenship status' children problem? Why on earth does these children status became undetermined in the first place?

If it is because of late registration by their parents after birth, why does it takes them 13 years ? (general age for form 1 student is 13 years old) How come they didn't register their kids earlier? 13 years should be more than enough time for them to do it.

Why? Because these are Illegal Immigrants kids!

"As the Education Minister I wish to state that it is not a policy I approve of. If it really exists we will change it today itself," he said, while visiting SK Balung.
It is not just a policy but it involves the constitution of Malaysia. If one of the parent is not of Malaysian citizenship, he/she must apply for it.

He said such a policy, "if it is a policy", was not fair considering the process in getting an Identity Card from the NRD "would take some time".
Like I said earlier, 13 years to to process? That is just absurd!

"The delay on the part of departments and ministries should not be a reason for them not to be accepted into school," he stressed.
Tell the NRD to speed up then. It's their problem. Why skip the legal process? And these are Illegal Immigrants we are talking about. How on earth did they manage to register with the NRD in the first place. 'Projek I.C' again?

I'm not saying that these kids doesn't deserve to gain knowledge but the main problem is why does these kids exists in the first place? Just solve Sabah's Illegal Immigrants issues and this 'unfairness' will end. No need to change any policies on education in Sabah.

Don't mix it with your political gain!

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