Very interesting post! I'm a real believer in free movement of people and I understand the desire of governments to restrict the movement of people especially for economic reasons. Just think if the governments and corporations of the "rich" nations invested in the economies of the "poor" nations so that the citizens didn't feel the need to migrate for economic reasons. I watched a video on Ghana recently concerning the production of tomatoes. Apparently, Ghana was quite a strong exporter of tomatoes to Europe until the government signed trade agreements. Now the domestic production is no longer competitive and even the locals buy imported canned tomatoes because they are cheaper. Most of the jobs have disappeared and the former workers migrate to Italy to work, sometimes illegally under the mafia... picking tomatoes among other crops. A sad irony indeed. Here's the link if you're interested for more info
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