The nearly a million foreign migrants in Sabah, illegals and legals alike, posed no danger to the peace and security of the state or the nation, assured a federal minister.

“The situation is under control just like in other states,” said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.

wilfred bumburing lazim ukin 100612 He argued that the operations by the police, Rela, immigration officers and the federal task force on illegal immigrants have kept things manageable.

Answering an oral question from Wilfred Bumburing (Independent-Tuaran) Nazri said up to Sept 19 this year, a total of 70,327 illegal immigrants were deported for various offences.

Bumburing ( above ) then stood up for his supplementary question and went on to fire a series of queries at the minister.

Among others, he asked why the government was dragging its feet in convening the royal commission of inquiry into illegal immigrants in Sabah.

He also wanted to know whether the government would heed the RCI's recommendations and if it would protect Sabah's sovereignty, as pledged when the state joined Malaysia in 1963, by ensuring the integrity of its borders and preventing illegals from coming in.

Considering the number of questions, Nazri asked Bumburing to include it in his speech while debating the budget and promised that he will answer them when he winds up for the ministry.

"I shall stand here and I shall answer," Nazri promised.

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