Some of the seized fake indentity cards of Angkatan Petugas Pemantau Pendatang Asing (APPPA) - Filepic
Sabah’s large number of foreigners, including illegal immigrants, isn’t merely an issue for the state. National security is at stake too.
EVERY third person in Sabah is a foreigner. The population of my state is about 3.9 million. Malaysians make up 2,741,700 of the state’s population while foreigners 1,158,300, according to a census by the Department of Statistics.
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