> I don't know if it's really because of some division of the world or due to my narrow-mindedness and cowardice. Mostly division in the world. If you're on th

> I don't know if it's really because of some division of the world or due to my narrow-mindedness and cowardice. Mostly division in the world. If you're on the inside of the first-world gate you can hop on a plane and get an instantly approved visa to almost any other first world country. They all have these reciprocal agreements. The article's strategy relies on this --- a US citizen is pre-approved for a 1 year working holiday, unless they've done something substantially wrong. For people on the other side of the gate, the situation is completely different. Visa applications are expensive and slow, and governed by arbitrary rules and senseless bureaucracy. The message the governments send is, "there's plenty more just like you. We don't care."