Jakarta: Refugees seeking shelter here are already a serious problem for a populous nation like Indonesia. And even more so if they give birth to babies within the country’s territory.
A case in point is the refugees giving birth in Batam, Riau Islands. The government has started to complain that these babies pose a threat to Indonesia’s sovereignty as they are automatically granted Indonesian citizenship.
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