PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A Holistic Plan on Enforcement Against Illegal Immigrants will be launched next year to combat in a comprehensive manner the influx of illegal immigrants in the country.
The plan is aimed at ensuring that Malaysia achieves zero illegal immigrant in the set period through the strengthening of governance and existing enforcement work system.said the holistic plan entailed strategic cooperation between various ministries and related agencies based on firmer law enforcement and more effective action.
"Through this plan, we want to make sure that every year the level of existence of illegal immigrants will drop until a stage where there are no more foreign workers entering or working illegally in the country," he told Bernama here recently. The plan outlines five strategies for eradicating the illegal immigrant problem -- enforcement operation strategy, legal and policy strategy, border control and entry point strategy, management of foreigners strategy, and media and publicity strategy.
"Although illegal they dare to enter because they think Malaysia is not firm in terms of immigration regulations and the like, and clearly this is the wrong signal," he added. The programme, which targets to deport up to 300,000 foreigners, is conducted in Peninsular Malaysia only by the Immigration Department without the involvement of third parties like vendors or agents to ensure transparency.
As of Dec 15, the Immigration Department had recorded more than 130,000 illegal immigrants applying to join the B4G programme, with Indonesians accounting for the highest number at 53,328.
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