Who are we, as voters in democratic countries, to decide why they exist? We are to decide, by the very definition of democracy. The visa requirements are not s

Who are we, as voters in democratic countries, to decide why they exist? We are to decide, by the very definition of democracy. The visa requirements are not so much for the elites in rich countries; it's more for the general population - particularly in welfare states, the situation is that you can have open borders, or you can have universal welfare benefits for population, but you cannot have both. Often it seems that it is actually the political and economical elite that wants to do away with immigration controls (to get cheap labor, for instance).