Societiesthesedaysviewmigrantsasleechesandpestsanddonotwelcomethem.Accordingtothewriterofpassage1,theyareviewedasanuisancetothelocalsandhaveslowlyforgottentheirplaceasforeignersinthatcountry.Forexample,inSingapore,manypeoplebelievethattheyareunemployedbecauseofjobopportunitiestakenupbytheforeignworkers.Theyfeelthatpriorityshouldrightfullybegiventothemsincetheyarenationalsofthecountryandthattheyshouldbefavouredovertheforeignworkers.Theyfeelthattheirproblemwouldbesolvediftheforeignworkerswerenotinthecountryinthefirstplace.However,thisisamisconceptionasmanyoftheforeignworkersinSingaporeworkintheconstructionindustryandtakeonjobswhichSingaporeansareunwillingtodo.Therearealsosomewhoviewtheinundationofthemigrantsasanopportunityratherthananproblemastheycouldbringinforeignexpertiseandtalentswhichwouldbenefitthecountry.Thus,whilemostofthesocietiesintheworldviewmigrantsasunnecessaryanduseless,therearesomewhostillseethetruevalueofmigrants.AccordingtoRide,manysocietiesarealsotryingtoreducethenumberofmigrantstotheircountries.Theyaretryingtoprotecttherightsoftheirownpeopleandtheydothatbyreducingtheinflowofmigrants.Forexample,inSingapore,thegovernmenthasincreasedthelevyonforeignworkerssoastodetercompaniesfromhiringcheapforeignlabourandtohireSingaporeansinstead.Fromthis,wecanseethattheforeignersareinadvertentlyslightedfortherightsofthelocalstobeprotected.However,thoughseeminglyunfair,wemustalsoconsidertheproductivityadvantagesofdoingsoandthusperhapsthemoveisjustified.Hence,thisshowshoweasilywewanttoridourselvesofthemigrantsforourownsatisfactionandneeds.However,thementalitythattheEuropeanissuperiortootherraces(putforthbytheEconomistinPassage2)isnolongerasevidentasbefore.Infact,SomeAustraliansorganisedthe“VindalooCampaign”,inresponsetotheracialattacksontheIndiansinAustralia.ThecampaignwasintendedtopromoteandsupporttherightsofIndiansstayinginAustraliabydiningatIndianrestaurants.Thiscampaignreceivedmuchsupportfromboththelocalsandthemigrants,thusclearlydepictingthatsocietythesedaysmaya