The ANC has always prosecuted the struggle for national and economic emancipation and it is even at this time, more so than ever before, that our people still look to the ANC for leadership, guidance and support. That is exactly that we are doing.
Therefore, it is a fundamental imperative that South African citizenship be guarded with extreme caution and eyes like a hawk, so as to enable our government, in general, and the Planning Commission, in particular, to successfully plan our collective development to catapult us into the future our people yearn for. It should, however, not be inferred that we do not recognise the contribution that legitimate immigrants have made and continue to make in the interests of our beloved country and our people, united in our diversity.
We continue in our role as a disciplined force of the left to promote progressive internationalism and to ensure that peace and friendship abound. I am convinced that together we can definitely do more. I thank you. [Applause.]