Nic;

With time, the need to open up for incoming immigration will become an apparent one.

However, while change is absolutely necessary for long term success, this realization usually takes decades to establish. Some countries will not be able to survive, let alone prosper, without a positive net intake of immgrants. Qatar is one of these countries.

I have been here for 8 years, and I can say that since I arrived here I am seeing consistently more and more people in charge who believe the system has to change.

Today, I have no doubt that change will take place. But it will probably take a few more years (15-20 years) to fully materialize.