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Chapter 2705 The Great Introduction of Intelligence (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
So what are your thoughts?

Xu Haodong didn't wait for his answer, but instead asked him directly:

"Are you trying to switch to a full-scale deportation approach?"

In other words, all illegal immigrants arriving in Shan State will be deported.

In fact, this method is now being used by all countries in Southeast Asia, except that the Chinese are being given special treatment.

However, everyone else was deported.

When questioned by the executive director, Luo Jiashu remained silent for a moment before answering:

"This is stipulated by law, and we must strictly enforce the law!"

Just as Xu Haodong frowned, he said again:

"Of course, we must note that most of them are stateless, so I think they can be repatriated to East Africa."

East Africa!

Xu Haodong raised an eyebrow and said:

"You mean send them to East Africa?"

"Executive, East Africa needs a large workforce. The farms and mines there need a large population."

As Luo Jiashu recounted all of this, his tone was remarkably calm. He said:

"East Africa is sparsely populated, even South Africa. In recent years, the United Nations has implemented birth control measures there, which has effectively reduced its population growth rate. However, its economic development means that it needs more highly skilled personnel..."

Listening to Luo Jiashu's explanation, Xu Haodong understood that what he meant was not repatriation, but sending immigrants to Africa, whether in East Africa or South Africa, where mining and agricultural development require a large population.

For years, they have been living off the "leftovers," so their population growth has been limited. But if Shan State were to repatriate all illegal immigrants to East or South Africa, they could gain hundreds of thousands or even more laborers every year.

These individuals represent a high level of talent for Africa. They will undoubtedly drive economic development in Africa, and, on the other hand, they have a relatively closer connection with Southeast Asia.

Sending them to Africa might be a win-win situation.

However, Xu Haodong pondered for a moment, then asked:

"But how does this help us, besides reducing immigration?"

"Do not."

Luo Jiashu shook his head and said:
"I'm not talking about reducing immigration, but about raising the requirements for immigrants, shifting from labor-intensive immigration to knowledge-intensive immigration. We need to upgrade our industries, but correspondingly, our intellectual resources are insufficient. Therefore, bringing in from outside is the best option."

Just like the establishment of universities in New An in East Africa, it's also to attract intellectual immigrants. So…”

Looking at the executive director, Luo Jiashu said in an extremely serious tone:

"Why can't we use the same approach to attract skilled immigrants?"

"You mean in the north..."

Xu Haodong shook his head and said:

"No, you mean like SEA, opening up corresponding study abroad channels to attract international students, right?"

"Haven't we already done that? But it's not very appealing, and the process is quite lengthy. My idea is..."

Meeting the executive officer's gaze, Luo Jiashu continued:

“We have millions of immigrants from the mainland, many of whom were sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, and some of them have family members in the mainland. Among their friends and family members, there are bound to be college students. What if we created a work visa sponsored by relatives?”

"Work visa sponsored by a family member?"

Xu Haodong immediately became interested, not for any other reason than that he saw an opportunity behind it.

"Yes, it's through family sponsorship. As long as they are willing to provide a guarantee, and the person in question is indeed a university graduate, they can obtain a work visa."
Just like the work visa program implemented by SEA in the early years, only those who reach a certain income level have the opportunity to renew their visas and eventually obtain permanent residency. In this way, we can acquire a large number of highly skilled talents in the coming years…

After a brief pause, Luo Jiashu added:
"Of course, we must ensure the quality of the talent we bring in. Not all university students have the opportunity. We can rank mainland universities based on their academic level, and only graduates from the top 50 universities, or those with urgently needed majors, will have the opportunity to obtain work visas."

When Luo Jiashu made this suggestion, it would be a lie to say that Xu Haodong wasn't tempted. After all, in this way, they would have the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of high-caliber talents, and the talent shortage that had long hindered industrial upgrading could be solved as a result.

With talent in place, industrial upgrading becomes a natural progression. After all, industrial upgrading always begins with talent.

However, Xu Haodong still expressed some concern:

"However, their academic level seems to be backward, mainly at the level of Russia in the 50s."

"They have realized that they are lagging behind in this area, so they have not continued to use the old teaching materials."

There is some research on Luo Jiashu from the north, after all, he was among the first group of people to travel to the north, but it was more of an investigation than a tourism trip.

That's why he knows the North so well, at least better than many others. "As for academic standards, they shouldn't be far behind. I've heard that many universities there now directly use SEA's science and engineering textbooks. Although they were indeed behind the world level before, that doesn't hinder the cultivation of talent."

Luo Jiashu further emphasized:
"It doesn't affect our use of talent. We have world-class corporate management and a lot of top-notch talent, but now we need even more talent. Only in this way can we carry out comprehensive industrial upgrading, while over there..."

After a brief pause, he continued:

"In just the past two years, more than 500,000 college students have been enrolled. In the next ten years or so, they will train millions of college students. We only need to obtain a small portion of them to help us complete the industrial upgrading."

It must be said that Luo Jiashu's idea was indeed very appealing, and so they walked and talked at the lock construction site.

At this time, the outside world knew nothing about this, and even the people who had waded across the water did not know that their fate would soon undergo a dramatic change.

For many, the final window of opportunity has already begun its countdown; however, the countdown takes time.

Before implementing the policy, Shan State naturally notified the Southeast Asian countries. The countries all understood and supported Shan State's decision to tighten immigration policies across the board, after all, they had all gone through this stage.

At first, the gate is open, then it will gradually tighten, while leaving some openings.

That's just how the world has always been; nothing is permanent, so being proactive is always a good idea.

Of course, sometimes being too proactive isn't a good thing.
For example, Lin Weiguo was eager to stay in SEA and went so far as to buy a fake ID card, which involved "crimes against national security". In addition, he did not have the corresponding identity documents, which directly led to his deportation to East Africa.

Like all the illegal immigrants being deported, Lin Weiguo was on a military transport plane. He wasn't the only one on board; there were more than two hundred illegal immigrants.

Although the vast majority of them were Chinese, there were also some Southeast Asians who were deported to East Africa because they could not provide legal identification.

Sitting on the plane, Lin Weiguo seemed somewhat uneasy; he already knew his fate.

"I'm going to be sent there as cannon fodder."

Whenever this thought crossed his mind, an unprecedented despair would rise in Lin Weiguo's heart.

I don't know how I ended up looking like this.

Originally, he should have been the envy of many people, studying at university and one day staying in that country.

But fate played a cruel joke on him. He was rejected by the school, and then what?

He has now been sent to East Africa as an illegal immigrant. Because he forged identity documents, which constitutes a crime against national security, the condition for exemption from prosecution is that he join the military.

Several hours later, in a hangar at an air force base in East Africa, an officer looked at Lin Weiguo and asked...

"Mr. Lin, are you sure you want to join the Foreign Legion?"

When questioned by the officer, Lin Weiguo wanted to say, "If you don't send me home right away, I don't want to stay here."

But he didn't say it; he was very clear about the consequences of speaking out.

"Does this mean I can avoid going to jail if I join the Foreign Legion and serve for 5 years?"

The officer shook his head and said:

"I need to clarify one point: no judge has the right to make you serve in the military instead of going to jail."

However, considering your age and future prospects, the judge believes that your successful enlistment and completion of military service can serve as a special condition for deferred prosecution.

This is because the judge believed that the military's strict discipline, structured environment, skills training, and patriotic education could better reform a lost young person than prison. Successful service demonstrated their efforts to reform.

Then he looked at Lin Weiguo and said:
"But you need to understand one thing. This is not a 'choice,' but an opportunity given by the judge, which you must strive to seize."

You must apply for enlistment through official channels and pass all the military's rigorous screening processes. The military has no obligation to accept anyone, especially serious criminals.

If you fail to enlist or are discharged for disciplinary reasons during your service, your deferred prosecution or probation will be revoked, and you will still need to return to court to serve your sentence.

what?
The unexpected answer left Lin Weiguo, who was already prepared, somewhat bewildered.

But after a moment of confusion, he suddenly realized something—if he couldn't pass the army's test, he would be imprisoned.

Prisons are deadly places, especially places like Hell Island. How can you expect to survive there?
Almost instinctively, he nodded and said:

"Thank you, sir. I know what to do."

Of course, he had to try his best to pass the military's assessment; only in that way could he escape from prison. Lin Weiguo certainly didn't want to be locked up in jail.

Is a prison a place fit for human beings?
And so, these illegal immigrants from various countries, whether they liked it or not, ultimately chose to join the army.

Of course, this also involves the military's assessment, since the Foreign Legion has extremely strict requirements for recruiting soldiers.

Not just anyone can become a soldier.

(End of this chapter)