Development

Many advances have been made to stop illegal immigration into Malaysia.

• 2002 the government made a concerted sweep of all illegal immigrants.
• 2005 the government issued biometric cards to foreign workers, which were used to check if they were illegal or not.
• 2005 the Prime ministers of both Malaysia and Indonesia came together to think of a plan to slow illegal immigration into Malaysia. They came up with several ideas including setting up 11 recruiting centers in Indonesia, so that it would be easier for the people to find jobs there.
  

Over the years the government of Malaysia has become harsher on illegal immigrants. Although Malaysia has improved this situation there is still a lot of violence used to get rid of the illegal immigrants and it has only increased over the years.