Resolution of the current debate about jobs for Singaporean versus foreign professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) requires explicit recognition that the needs and interests of business, the economy and the nation are not, and will never be, perfectly aligned - here or anywhere else in the world.
Hence, choices will inevitably have to be made between alternative policies that entail different costs and benefits for different entities, groups and individuals.
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