Really solid breakdown of how economic disparity gets encoded into mobility rights. The stat about CAR applicants risking 20% of per capita income versus 0.12% for Americans perfectly captures how visa systems amplify existing inequalities rather than level them. I've seen colleagues miss critical conference opportunities because of these arbitrary barriers, and it genuinely stifles global colalboration. The $163M in rejected visa fees is basically a regressive tax on the world's poorest trying to participate in th global economy.
Really solid breakdown of how economic disparity gets encoded into mobility rights. The stat about CAR applicants risking 20% of per capita income versus 0.12% for Americans perfectly captures how visa systems amplify existing inequalities rather than level them. I've seen colleagues miss critical conference opportunities because of these arbitrary barriers, and it genuinely stifles global colalboration. The $163M in rejected visa fees is basically a regressive tax on the world's poorest trying to participate in th global economy.
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