Your quote is very different from the situation you describe. Revoking citizenship is different than no pathway to citizenship. A pathway to citizenship is not open doors.
replya country can change its mind though
replyEspecially by voting in a party that says it will do it. That's democracy, right?
replyWhy would you care about democracy? Plenty of countries don't have it. Why should America and Europe hold themselves up to such naive, idealistic standards with Middle Eastern countries around who aren't doing the same?
replyThat's essentially the point you made, while conflating pulling the rug out from under people's feet because they've committed the crime of being brown with never having made the offer in the first place.
> Why would you care about democracy? Plenty of countries don't have it
replyBecause living in these countries usually comes with significant downsides for minorities. E.g. most middle east countries are limiting freedom for women compared to men.
What countries can do is pretty expansive and unrelated to whether or not they're comparable to other things or good things for countries to do.
replyThe overwhelming majority of countries around the world have processes for naturalization [1]. They are often fairly onerous, but that is true of many European countries as well.
reply[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization#Summary_by_coun...