On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A similar situation seems to have worked out well in the oil rich >> countries of the middle east. > Too short a timeline, what?
It has been working for almost 40 years. > And they, the middle east, have something that the rest of the world > will turn a blind eye to to get. Not so sure about other countries. I do not know if the valuableness of oil to other countries plays much of a role in the powers that be from "ruling a large population of resident aliens, but not granting them citizenship, nor much political control" . The only half-hearted meek protestations I have heard from countries dependent on middle east oil have been about devolution of power to the natives. Nobody seems to care about power to the immigrant population. Thaths -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
