With regard to the article "Saudis must be grateful to expatriate workers" (Aug. 12), I have spent 32 years in the Kingdom starting my career as a sales executive and becoming general manager of a company. I am thankful from the bottom of my heart to the Kingdom and its leadership's wise policies which has enabled us to perform productively. The only concern I and expats like me may have is that my children were born here, and as we are expats, we will not have the right to live here once we retire. Workers arriving today have the same rights as those of us who have served here for many years. Mumtaz Siddiqui, Online response Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi's article is itself a great honor for expatriates working in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates work here to earn a halal livelihood, they also contribute to the development of the country from top to bottom. But very few Saudis seem to understand this fact, and rather think that expats are born to toil, especially unskilled laborers. Therefore, I appreciate Dr. Al-Ghamdi's noble feelings and request that he also publish his articles in Arabic so that they may reach an even wider audience. Basheer Punnot, Online response
