And talking to these expats from India or China, they also not
stupid. They can see for themselves how we are treated by the PAP,
plus singapore is overcrowded and expensive and then there's the
issue of conscription. No parent in their right mind will subject
their kids unnecessarily to national service. 
There are also those who do not intend to apply for US citizenship,
but are simply biding their time here, working and saving and
taking advantage of the exchange rate to send money back to their
home countries, where they will return eventually once they are
more developed.