沙巴州非法移民问题在这十几年来一直都是无法灭除的‘恶瘤’。  但是联邦和州政府似乎并不很积极的处理非法移民的问题，尤其是该项问题对沙巴人民受其影响非常严重。 今政府的决定有关允许非法或偷渡进入沙巴州的非法移民给于‘合法化’，将他们变为沙巴州的合法外劳。州政府是否做出了正确的决定？ 有许多非法移民透过不正当的方式或其他途径，成为了“沙巴合法公民”，而他们的人数已超越八十万人之多。 有许多书籍和报章已特别报道该些事项，但是当局并没有采取任何实际行动和措施，来解决问题。

The illegal immigrant problems in Sabah had been a “pain in the ash” for many decades, the Federal and State government are seen to be less than whelming in tackling the problems which is affecting the Sabahan deeply.Now the talk on allowing these illegal immigrants who had entered the front door of Sabah “illegally” and “openly” to be “legalized” and become legalized foreign workers in Sabah. Is the state government doing the right thing? There were many illegal immigrants had become “Sabahan” through dubious ways or other legal ways, and their numbers are in the hundreds of thousands. Many books and figures were published to the effect, but why nothing and no action had been taken.

Recently, the government announced that they are issuing IMM13 to children of the refugees holding IMM13 certificates. There are some 85,000 or more such holders who seek refuge in Sabah some 3 decades ago from the Southern Philippine away from war or disturbances or worried to be caught. Many of them had settled down here under the protection of the United Nation. The question is why we still allowed them to stay on while there is already peace in the Southern Philippine. Many of these people already settled down and obtained our Sabahan status together with their families. Some had obtained Permanent Resident status to stay here for ever. Some had been used as “Phantom Voters” too with “MYcard pulsu”!

These illegal immigrants had been the constant headache for the police, Rela, Immigration Dept, and other enforcement units. Why should we have to pick up the shit left behind and created by them? The most recent case in Tawau where a 54 years old lady was tied up and killed by two illegal immigrants was a true sad hard fact of the cruelty of these people. The duo was caught while trying to board a boat heading home to their country at the jetty. Now, we can see how serious the problem is and how easy to come in and get out of Sabah, it is just like no man’s land, come and go as you like.

What is the use of catching them, putting them to ‘Rumah Merah’, give them free food, doctors, transport them home in air conditioned coaches with escorts and free trip back to their home country? They may be back in two days time. The country is spending millions of our money doing something hopeless and for nothing, and these people keep on coming everyday. Sabah is a paradise for illegal immigrants.   If the illegal immigrants are caught, why are we not punishing them by imposing a fine or imprisonment?  In return, the government are so kind to them even though they had committed a crime of illegal entering to our State.

The question is, why can’t we stop them from coming in and why we failed the deportation exercise, and why we have to resource to legalize these illegal? Are we inviting more to come into Sabah? The ten times jump in population in the past years is not enough, is the government wanting to create another triple jump in our population?  If Sarawak can effectively control and stop illegal immigrants entering into their state, and maintain a steady growth in their population, why can’t Sabah do the same?

The government should immediately impose a border security tighten up permanently and close our border for easy gain entry by these illegal immigrants. No more ‘free in and free out’ concept allowed. The Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman being the chief of the Sabah Security Council must personally held responsible if this ruling is not strictly imposed.

Dr. Hiew King Cheu, KK MP  

慕沙阿曼为何庇护非法移民？

沙巴州非法移民问题在这十几年来一直都是无法灭除的‘恶瘤’。  但是联邦和州政府似乎并不很积极的处理非法移民的问题，尤其是该项问题对沙巴人民受其影响非常严重。

如今政府的决定有关允许非法或偷渡进入沙巴州的非法移民给于‘合法化’，将他们变为沙巴州的合法外劳。州政府是否做出了正确的决定？ 有许多非法移民透过不正当的方式或其他途径，成为了“沙巴合法公民”，而他们的人数已超越八十万人之多。 有许多书籍和报章已特别报道该些事项，但是当局并没有采取任何实际行动和措施，来解决问题。

最近政府宣布，他们准备批准难民证(IMM13)给持有IMM13文件的难民在沙巴的后裔。 于30年前，菲律宾南部的一些人为了远离战争的动乱，避难来到沙巴州寻求护庇，人数大约96,000或以上。他们在联合国保护下在沙巴定居下来。 问题是菲律宾南部早已没有动乱了，为什么我们仍然允许他们留在沙巴州？  这些人与他们的家人已定居在沙巴，并且大多获得沙巴人的身份。有些已取得永久居留权，能够永远居留在这里。 另外有些人已被利用成为“幽灵选民”并且拥有‘伪身份证’！

这群非法移民一直都使到警察，乡保警卫团，移民厅及其他执法单位感到非常头痛。为何我们必须承担，清理和处理他们制造出来的问题呢？ 最近有一篇新闻，有关在斗湖一位54岁的妇女被两位非法移民捆绑起来，因而丧失了生命，这是非常可悲和残酷的事实。 这两名非法入境的男子已经被逮捕，当时他们正试图在斗湖码头登上一艘往自己国家的船只。 这里我们可以看到该些问题的严重性，以及他们如何轻易的进出沙巴州，毫无阻碍。

现在执法当局抓拿他们，把他们扣留在“红屋”，给他们免费食物，看医生，并且用冷气巴士护送及有免费的船票让他们回国，这又有什么用呢?  可能过了两天的时间又可以看到他们出现在沙巴州。 州政府耗费数千万人民的纳税钱去驱逐非法移民根本是在浪费，这些人每天依然能够很自由的进出沙巴州。 沙巴州已成为了非法移民的天堂，而现在政府还打算‘赠送’居留证给这批非法移民。 他们已属非法进入沙巴州，应该有适当的惩罚或牢狱，为什么政府待他们比本地人还好？

为何政府无法阻止他们进入？为何政府的驱逐运动屡次失败？为何政府要批准非法移民合法化？是否我们要打开大门邀请更多外人非法进入沙巴州？ 难怪沙巴人口在过去暴增十倍以上，政府是否想要制造更多‘沙巴人’或要来一个人口三级跳吗？ 砂捞越能够有效的控制外来人的掺入，人口的爆增，难道沙巴不能吗？

政府应立即确保边界的保安，以及提供严格的政策，以免非法移民轻易越过边界进入本州。 不能再允许有‘自由进出’的概念。  如果政策没有严格的施行，身为沙巴安全理事会主席的沙巴首席部长拿督慕沙阿曼必须承担及要负起全部的责任。 他的失责已使到广大的沙巴人成为受害者。