There is no political benefit to stirring up passengers about the inequality, whereas many politicians are delighted to use "inequality" in a variety of guises to agitate the populace for their personal political advantage.
“If the U.S. had Emirati immigration policies, Americans across the political spectrum would acclimate with aplomb.”
What are the odds of the US ever getting to Emirati immigration policy, including no birthright citizenship for children of legal immigrants? I figure 0%, so why even bring it up?
What are the odds of the ever being a liberal market democracy? Shouldn’t we just keep wallowing in impoverished misery?
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Plus, we had much better immigration policies in the past. It’s basically been done before and worked great. The idea that better political policy is so inconceivable that we can’t advocate for it is silly.
It always amazed me how rudely many Americans treat waiters and waitresses - as though they are just part of the furniture. The USA floats on sea of under appreciated Latin labour.
It sounds very disgenuine to me when people denounce UAE's immigration policy out of humanity concerns because UAE does not easily grant citizenship, but they are dead-set on only accepting the talented 1% and bemoan about low-skilled, low-IQ, culturally backwards immigrants in Europe. They're happier making people stuck in poverty or little mobility (the later is actually as demoralizing as the former) rather than letting people fight for their future, even in not so ideal living conditions.
Under UAE system, some super-talented people would be able to naturalize anyway or people can get married to Emiratis to naturalize (and isn't it a good policy?, when your spouse is a native citizen, you have much more motivation to integrate & you probably better integrate because you can infiltrate the native network). Even if you cannot naturalize, probably you can stay quite long-term if you are a highly-skilled worker. The fact that millions of people still come despite all the "cruelty" of the system proves that people'd rather take a chance at this rather than being stuck in their home country.
I am perhaps anticipated by Julie Kahan and Joseph Meier in remarking that the Emirati non-citizens get no birthright citizenship for their children or even more remote progeny: the Constitution of the United States forbids this.
Dude you couldn’t even make Prop 187 stick in California.
Apartheid worked great until it didn’t.
How long does the UAE last once it puts down its first general strike? When 90% of its population starts gunning for basic rights? Are they going to start jailing their Nelson mandela’s? Are they going to mow down protestors in the street?
They could just deport anyone causing issues, they are never going to gwant rights as it would get them deported. People start pushing for more rights only when they have permanence
In theory the apartheid regime could have deported anyone who caused trouble too. The tsar used to send people off to Siberia. Lenin was hiding out in Switzerland.
There is no political benefit to stirring up passengers about the inequality, whereas many politicians are delighted to use "inequality" in a variety of guises to agitate the populace for their personal political advantage.
“If the U.S. had Emirati immigration policies, Americans across the political spectrum would acclimate with aplomb.”
What are the odds of the US ever getting to Emirati immigration policy, including no birthright citizenship for children of legal immigrants? I figure 0%, so why even bring it up?
(1000 years ago)
What are the odds of the ever being a liberal market democracy? Shouldn’t we just keep wallowing in impoverished misery?
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Plus, we had much better immigration policies in the past. It’s basically been done before and worked great. The idea that better political policy is so inconceivable that we can’t advocate for it is silly.
You’re not an immigrant in Dubai, you’re a guest worker with no birthright citizenship.
And no welfare to sustain you at citizens' expense.
fabulous and non obvious comparison.
It always amazed me how rudely many Americans treat waiters and waitresses - as though they are just part of the furniture. The USA floats on sea of under appreciated Latin labour.
It sounds very disgenuine to me when people denounce UAE's immigration policy out of humanity concerns because UAE does not easily grant citizenship, but they are dead-set on only accepting the talented 1% and bemoan about low-skilled, low-IQ, culturally backwards immigrants in Europe. They're happier making people stuck in poverty or little mobility (the later is actually as demoralizing as the former) rather than letting people fight for their future, even in not so ideal living conditions.
Under UAE system, some super-talented people would be able to naturalize anyway or people can get married to Emiratis to naturalize (and isn't it a good policy?, when your spouse is a native citizen, you have much more motivation to integrate & you probably better integrate because you can infiltrate the native network). Even if you cannot naturalize, probably you can stay quite long-term if you are a highly-skilled worker. The fact that millions of people still come despite all the "cruelty" of the system proves that people'd rather take a chance at this rather than being stuck in their home country.
I am perhaps anticipated by Julie Kahan and Joseph Meier in remarking that the Emirati non-citizens get no birthright citizenship for their children or even more remote progeny: the Constitution of the United States forbids this.
Dude you couldn’t even make Prop 187 stick in California.
Apartheid worked great until it didn’t.
How long does the UAE last once it puts down its first general strike? When 90% of its population starts gunning for basic rights? Are they going to start jailing their Nelson mandela’s? Are they going to mow down protestors in the street?
They could just deport anyone causing issues, they are never going to gwant rights as it would get them deported. People start pushing for more rights only when they have permanence
In theory the apartheid regime could have deported anyone who caused trouble too. The tsar used to send people off to Siberia. Lenin was hiding out in Switzerland.
People, huh? The stupid bastards just won't see what is so obvious to professors the world around...