"Sultan
is furious. He splutters: "You don't think Mexicans are treated badly in New
York City? And how long did it take Britain to treat people well? I could come
to London and write about the homeless people on Oxford Street and make your
city sound like a terrible place, too! The workers here can leave any time
they want! Any Indian can leave, any Asian can leave!"
But they can't, I point
out. Their passports are taken away, and their wages are withheld. "Well, I feel bad if that happens,
and anybody who does that should be punished. But their embassies should help
them." They try. But why
do you forbid the workers – with force – from going on strike against lousy
employers? "Thank God we
don't allow that!" he exclaims. "Strikes are in-convenient! They go on the
street – we're not having that. We won't be like France. Imagine a country where
they the workers can just stop whenever they want!" So what should the workers do when
they are cheated and lied to? "Quit. Leave the
country."" You can't seriously believe that anymore, can you? (thanks Jawad)
