However, the title Architect really belongs to Lee Kuan Yew, the gentleman who designed the city-state of Singapore, beginning in 1965. He still contributes significantly to its policies and structure.
In a recent discussion of immigration issues, sponsored by the Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Lee met with former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, among others. He emphasized that nations like Singapore and Japan with low total fertility rates need immigration.
Mr. Lee particularly made a point about the quality of immigrants his nation receives.
We have the advantage of quality control of the people who come in so we have bright Indians, bright Chinese, bright Caucasians so the increase in population means an increase in talent.Here we see the advantage of an architect-designed state. Singapore is able to disregard many of the quotas other governments must follow in order to placate various aggrieved groups. See the article on the website of Channel News Asia (Singapore), hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
