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The Kent Ridge Common, 16 Sep 2009
Lee emphasized the need to bring in the continuing flow of immigrants. He cited the curious example of Israel, which, despite a small population of seven million, has the most number of companies listed in the United States stock exchange after the US itself, because it took in talented immigrants.
If Singapore is interested in emulating Israel, the approach shouldn’t be so much an adoption of open door approach to foreigners, but rather an engagement of the overseas Singaporean diaspora, and entice them to return to their motherland, where they will contribute their much needed expertise and resources to aid Singapore’s development. In short, it is a campaign to encourage overseas Singaporeans to make “Aliyah” back to Singapore.
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