“Expatriates were and are partners in the building of
our nation. Therefore, why such negative stances against
our expatriate brothers every time there are problems in
the country? There is a lack of comprehension and
understanding by some amongst us, as they tend to
blame expatriates for everything wrong in times like the
current period”, Abdulaziz Khuraibet wrote for
Al-Shahed daily.
“They link the current phase with issues that have no basis at all. It does not make sense to place the burden represented by all our problems on those living here illegally or forgers and dual citizenship holders or even the large number of expatriates who are serving and working in their second country.
“Others have deviated from cases such as corruption and waged war on innocent expatriates, insisting that they are the cause for congestion in services and on roads, and that the expatriates are taking up huge part of this country‘s wealth. Why this hate and hostility? Some are even calling for imposing fees on expatriates for the use of roads, increasing fees for their health services and imposing taxes on their remittances.
“They have forgotten that the same expatriates espe- cially the Arabs among them had opened their doors for us during our time of crisis. They welcomed us in their homes with hospitality. We did not feel like strangers with them.
“This ugly racism is not part of the civilized human nature that we grew up with. We were taught to respect others, and that our Arab expatriates are brothers with whom we share very good relations that dates back to hundreds of years.”
“They link the current phase with issues that have no basis at all. It does not make sense to place the burden represented by all our problems on those living here illegally or forgers and dual citizenship holders or even the large number of expatriates who are serving and working in their second country.
“Others have deviated from cases such as corruption and waged war on innocent expatriates, insisting that they are the cause for congestion in services and on roads, and that the expatriates are taking up huge part of this country‘s wealth. Why this hate and hostility? Some are even calling for imposing fees on expatriates for the use of roads, increasing fees for their health services and imposing taxes on their remittances.
“They have forgotten that the same expatriates espe- cially the Arabs among them had opened their doors for us during our time of crisis. They welcomed us in their homes with hospitality. We did not feel like strangers with them.
“This ugly racism is not part of the civilized human nature that we grew up with. We were taught to respect others, and that our Arab expatriates are brothers with whom we share very good relations that dates back to hundreds of years.”
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