Singapore Woos Immigrants to Boost Population

Year: 
2007
Month: 
March
Date: 
03/25/2007
Publisher: 
Reuters
Description: 

Many countries -- such as Spain, Ireland and United Arab Emirates -- rely on immigration to boost a shrinking labor force. But Singapore's immigration plan is unique because it would boost the population by nearly 50 percent, to the point where those born in Singapore would barely form a majority in their own country.

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