the illegals

Stilted Village near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia by kk_wpg from flickr

Come in the night
Group of Filipinos
Looking for a better life
Into the coasts of Sabah
Sometimes knowns as “land below the wind”

These illegal immigrants blend in perfectly
Into the main society of the Sabahans
Some by the politicians to maintain power
Soliciting favors granting help

By running into corrupt practices
Many illegals managed to get PR
Into the system favoring the politicians
“Operation Mykad” loomed in the 90s

The power play
The voting system infringed
It is all about political expediency
The power corrupts absolutely

Now in colony of its own
On stilt houses multiplying quickly
The illegals become a feature
In the Sabahan political landscape