You’re living overseas and enjoying life in a new country but then something happens in that country that changes everything. Not talking about war, but maybe a public debate, a new politician on the scene, a recession, or an election. Something that flipped how you see your new home. For better or worse.
For me, living in Malaysia all was going smoothly. An amazing country. But when COVID hit, non-Malaysians really became a target. You had vaccines prioritised for Malaysians and the government using the pandemic as an excuse to round up illegal migrants to deport them. Instilling more fear at a time of fear.
Working immigration is, generally speaking, wanted because these people contribute to the society more than they cost it. And expats are entitled to those benefits simply because if you want people to take a gamble of moving to your country, you have to offer them something in return. You keep twisting it into some sort of moral argument when it’s not.