One part of me believes that for this country to flourish & sustain its recent development , the citizenship law must loosen up. On the other hand, I understand why the government is reluctant to proceed with its plan of becoming multicultural to a far extent only to appease the locals.
You must know that this country have not always depended on expatriates. In fact, only in the late 1960s guest workers were brought in the country. Before that, oil companies like shell depended entirely on local workers until the riots of 1963 ( where local workers & students signed a petition and went on strikes demanding the governor back then for rights and social reforms). After that , many local workers were swapped with foreign workers with justification that the production stage requires skilled labors.
In 1972, in what is known locally as reform movement , Qataris become a welfare society. Benefiting from the "rentier system"
Now with globalization & free trade welcomed Into the country , many Qataris cling to their national identity and treat the increased foreign inhabitants as a demographic imbalance fearing they'll lose their welfare privileges