Migrant workers don't pay tax - Immigration DG defends raids

Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud has refused to budge from his hardline position regarding undocumented migrants in Malaysia, saying his department was committed to going after them.

"We are going after undocumented migrants who live and work in this beloved country without any documents, not paying tax and levy but reap all the benefits.

"We are protecting the rights of local people," he said on Twitter.

Khairul (above) was responding to a letter entitled "Spare a thought for migrant children, families, Mr Home Minister" penned by...