I have been reading some of the letters on this page in relation to migration.

In this millennium, people emigrate for various reasons including the facility offered by globalisation and freedom of movement due to needs and expertise.

Those who leave their country of birth or first citizenship are not necessary politically disinterested. There are countless of Diaspora of all kinds of ethnic, religious and political groupings away from 'home'.

I see letters praising Singapore for facilitating Malaysian migration (presumably ethnic Chinese Malaysians). Many Malaysians in Singapore may change political affiliations or may not. I think it would be pointless as well for Singapore to assume that economic opportunities would grant political loyalty.

Many Singaporeans, whether oppressed minority non-ethnic Chinese or otherwise, have also left Singapore for other countries as well where they fare much better, politically and economically. Does Singapore care? Not much.

Singapore, like Malaysia, has a government which may now and then worry about its ethnic demography for electoral politics because its policies are ethnically mired in some way.

Singapore is known for example, for 'importing' ethnic Chinese from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Malaysia probably makes similar preferences in its immigration policies for ethnic Malays from the region.

If those leaving home are political, they would still follow political developments both at their place of origin and at their new home in one way or another. They make the appropriate political contributions both as citizens and as the Diaspora.