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It can also be seen as an economic goal, and that some in the Western business environment might actually be jealous of the exit visa policy.

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Good point. It definitely depends on where policy is being thought up. I would say your point is a solid thing to be worried about, considering the pull the executive public-business class has on the world.

My question to you is that if feel like economical arguments trump moral/ethical arguments in terms of legitimate public policy?

Since capitalism is the national religion of the US and other countries, moral and ethical arguments are going to have to surmount it just like they would in the theocracies of the Middle East.

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