저출산·고령화에 대응하는 싱가포르 이민정책 연구

Abstract

The immigration policy has emerged as a solution of low birth-rate and rapidly aging population these days. As the immigration is one of the three key elements with birth and death to change population structure, it seems reasonable to emphasize the use of immigration policy to deal with low birth-rate and aging population. In fact, many countries use their immigration policies to mitigate the problems related with low birth rate and aging population. Singapore is one of the typical examples. The Singapore government announced in the late 1990s its new development strategy, so-called “Cosmopolitan Global City Project” outlining making an attractive, efficient and vibrant Singapore attracting high-skilled foreigners, and since then, the Singapore has pursued open immigration policy suitable for attracting high-skilled foreigners. Singapore's immigration policy is characterized by inducing settlement of high-skilled foreigners, acceptance of foreign domestic workers and blocking the settlement possibility of low-skilled foreigners. Singapore’s immigration policy achieved positive effect against shortage of labor forth, but it also produced negative effects such as increasing conflicts between Singapore citizen and foreigners and naturalization of foreigners considering administrative convenience and personal advantage without loyalty towards his/her new country.