Benefit to society? (Have you lost the thread?) Elites want to CONTROL society. Including peoples" movements and options. Many have dreamed of ruling the world: Hitler, Napoleon, Attila the Hun, Alexander the Great, etc. But only just now, concentration of wealth, pervasive technology, regulatory capture, and total control over mainstream media mean that the dream is within grasp…
Poor man wanna be rich
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything – Bruce Springsteen

Great vedio, can you please talk about what is happening between EU and vanuatu?

Great video Michael! Yup, that's exactly how it is, but you know what, they (PMs, politicians.. etc) clearly understand what you are talking about BUT 👆 the whole thing is that, their political career in almost 99,9% "built" on populism and nobody gives a shit how many people suffer from this or that decision or even how much "their" countries may lose… it's all about votes man…. it's "nothing personal just business" (c)

Language, ethnicity, birthplace, economic or cultural contribution… I feel like these can all potentially be legitimate requirements for citizenship, as long as these requirements are logical and consistent. For example, if Japan wants to limit immigration to overseas Japanese (i.e. Japanese-Koreans or Japanese-Brazilians), so be it. I believe they're missing a big opportunity, but it's their business.

In the case of closing down CBI, it's not logical or moral as you point out. You can't have it both ways: you want the money, talent, or ability to virtue signal when it's convenient but then shut it down when it's not and obscure your real agenda, which is political.

You are missing the forest for the trees. US/EU need someone to blame for the economy crashing after terrible administrations. So they are vilifying Russia and anything related to blame them. They will drag this for months. If their polling numbers keep low they will enact special powers and push for make mail-in voting, CCP-style digital currencies, price controls, nationalizations, all the fun stuff. It’s 1984.

Let's work backwards…freedom to immigrate….requires FREEDOM to TRAVEL…to ASSOCIATE…to SPEAK…to THINK. All dangerous activities if you are deemed a TOXIC individual. You use LOGIC for postmodernists BLOOD SPORT EURO-UTOPOCRATS…they are post logic…post realism…intersectional relevance only….that renders you RACSITS…of course. Great…race race race….all the time. Next topic…anything so as long as its YOUR RACISSSSM! Wake the Woke Joke Dope Up. Great content…PROMETHEUS FREEDOM!

Being objective, I would disagree that CBI is equal to citizenship by residency over time – clearly, you have to make an investment of time and tax money to go the longer route which will require more transparency and data collection on an individual and more of a track record. For example, I know in one country I have lived in where criminal gang members distributing drugs have married locals to gain residency – I suspect that more than a few have not gained citizenship because of generating a criminal record in the residency period.

I'll just wait a few years and get naturalized for free in Switzerland, just like I got permanent residency here. Most people simply can't comprehend how it is to be regularly discriminated against based solely on one's citizenship.

The Overton Window is open for a few politicians to stigmatize CBI …. I am very sad to see different programs that help mobility disappear. But …. Vanuatu's CBI due diligence was/is pathetic and Cyprus' CBI was also full of corruption. The chickens are coming home to roost and good programs are now suffering as a result. Goes to show that opting for a well-run program is better, and going for a non-traditional CBI program is even better.

Europe should stay European. It is the last home of White people and native Europeans. Multi racial nations like the USA have numerous issues with racism due to it having too many races and cultures in one area. You can't solidify a culture like that. Chinese pouring into Europe or Indians replacing native populations should not be allowed.

Common sense but it's not so common these days.

Thanks Michael..really great video.

One question: Are they also trying to stop someone from the EU from getting CBI somewhere outside the EU, or does it impact those trying to settle in the EU?

I seriously doubt that the EU is legally able to do anything about the member states' citizenship or immigration laws. Access to the Schengen zone for travel purposes, limited to 180 days a year, is another matter, but that is not what we are discussing here. That being said, I think CBI is under pressure, and not only by the EU. Remember that the concept of CBI is totally, totally foreign to the absolutely overwhelming majority of the population, and to politicians as well. Many people even find double citizenship acquired by regular naturalisation suspcious, because "you never know where those people's loyalties lie". Anyway, for CBIs to survive beyond the medium term, I believe that the "Caribbean Saints" and other countries offering CBI need to do some clever lobbying in order to survive, stressing meticulous background checks of applicants and the importance of CBI programmes to the local economy.

Great video Michael. instead of kicking out all russians they should just sanction those with direct ties to putin or their military industrial complex. One thing I wonder if you could shed some light on with respect to the portugese golden visa, what happens if the main applicant is not russian, but the applicants spouse is russian? Do they also get hit with sanctions? What if the spouse is a dual citizen like, Russian Canadian? Like, there needs to be more clarity from the government about these things, it's making me hold off jumping in.

That was great, Michael. So true.🔥

“Does it matter what basis by which they come in?” To the EU it does. An ideologically socialist organisation that believes you should not be allowed to buy your way into their club.

Common sense intelligence is soooo refreshing!

It's a known fact the lower tax rates bring in more tax revenue for governments yet as the former President of the United States said, "It's a matter of social justice". It's nothing short of political posturing and vote buying.

It appears to be a prelude to raising taxes. They are betting that they will not lose rich taxpayers to the Caribbean if they have limited travel back to the EU

exacly

Being Prejudice is in the blood of many people, is the racism of this century

I think they are directly targeting crypto. They also want to ban proof of work crypto so there is a good chance this is directly related.

Do you think this will spread worldwide?

Great video Michael, do you think there could be a future law that will work retroactively stripping away residencies and citizenships of people who are in the process of getting CBI (like in Portugal where it takes 5 years) or for people who got it already? I had a conversation with a lawyer in Lisboa once and he said it is unlikely to work that way and that they might just improve their counter money laundering measures.

Watching you while flying Qatar airlines over Iceland….. heading home to Canada ….. thanks again for the great info!

All governments are on a bender to lock down and control their citizens. Politicians and the elite don't want the masses to have a piece of the pie. They will use the Russian war, the pandemic, possible criminal activity etc, to complete the end game – Total control of the masses. Discrimination is at their discretion.

During times of strife, instead of banding together to weather the storm, people will point fingers at anyone who looks different from them and the government will implement xenophobic policies to restore faith. This results in violence and racism.

This is neo-feudalism

All about the tax.

Nice video! One of your best ones yet!

I def agree on the birthplace thing. Both of my parents are Canadians and I'm Canadian but I was born in a 'not friendly' country to the west.

I love the west but I can't stand the discrimination from the legal system/banking in the western world. That's why I prefer hanging out/starting businesses in Russia/China, etc. Because they don't hate me because my parents decided to have sex in a country and then wait 9 months.

Just an fyi, canada does have an option to not include your birthplace on your passport but that might cause issues in other countries.

It's funny that I can change my gender on my Canadian passport by just filling out a form but can't change my birthplace to Ottawa.

Yet another step towards the demise of the European Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as the current EU leadership aims for it to become.
There is an old Romanian saying, "the neighbors goat" that applies very well: if my goat died, my neighbors goat should die too.

Amen, Michael. This is simply more political correctness run amok. I echo your sentiments wholeheartedly. This is maddening.

As a French, I'm not concerned, I have one of the "strongest" passport in the world. BUT that being said, what the EU wants to implant is complete BS. Not only it will drive away talented people who will see elsewhere if herb is greener, but also it will send a false message of "security" to the European population which, on this particular subject, are very gulible.
Also, within the EU, it targets countries which already struggle to get back on tracks, economicaly speaking. I'm thinking about one particular example : Greece. Too many debts, too many past corruption (and still some nowadays, I'm still "amazed" how easy is to have a driving license especially when you give an envelope "edwsa ena fakelo" full of cash), but one way the the government was able to attrack business was the residency investment program which only starts at… 250,000 €. A lot of Chinese enjoyed it, real estate skyrockets in Athens and now, with the Covid and the Ukraine war, I won't bet a lot on its "bright" economic future.
Good and informative video, even if I'll never be your client (winning "only" 5 figures/year). 🙂

Well said, I would say it’s literally racist to discriminate people based on their place of birth

When the reasons one is given make no sense it is reasonable to look for undeclared reasons.

Good video.

All good points, Michael.

"literally the same as racism" I couldn't agree more.

Very sad video. Maybe I'll not be able to get my St Kitts citizenship.