PR is easy to obtain nowadays. Seen many foreigners in Singapore.
it obvious, to increase from 4 millions to 6 millions in a 2 years time, you dun offer PRs and Citizens in a faster way, how to achieve their KPI/ objectives? And if they dun make it, Immigrantion dept ICA will have many staffs sacks or rentrenched for under performing.
Upfront the govt said, we will attract talents and skill peoples to help us, we will increase our population to cater for our vibrant economy needs and our low brithrate compensation. The order was sent down to ICA chiefs to take in qualified talented peoples at the target ot 1 million per year. Now do you think there is 1 million talent peoples willing to come here, so inorder to make up the target, the ICA chiefs and staffs just take in any tom and dick, no certificate, just go and buy any certificate in china or india and you can get PR or citizenshsip here. And that is why it is easier now, after 2 years, no more chance for them.
and if there is a guinness book of record for the highest population growth in a short span of time, Singapore can be nos 1