FYI I have been many times to the USA and FYI the education here in Qatar is not free but the parents of kids attending the Qatari schools have to pay a very minimal fee, which is more the equivalent of lunch money for kids in the USA.
I do not say either that I agree with the treatment of the laborers. Not at all. But I am also saying that it is not the government that treats the laborers that way, but it often is the management (foreigners) of private companies that are in charge and treat the laborers that way.
Aisha-Taweela