Plenty of countries pay foreign workers better than the Saudis. And even the Saudis (and the Emirates) do really need that labor, it's just that they can get a

Plenty of countries pay foreign workers better than the Saudis. And even the Saudis (and the Emirates) do really need that labor, it's just that they can get away with treating them like shit so they do. Shortage of labor is a definite problem in Japan, lack of progress or flexibility is another one. Both can be helped by immigration.