Once the job was done, it was assumed that the migrants would go home. When it became clear that most had elected to stay, and were joined by extended families, many were grudgingly allowed to become citizens of European states, without necessarily being treated as such.
欧洲人原本假设工作完成后这些人自当归国。但显然其中大多数人会选择留下，并设法把自己的家人也弄来，许多人都被（欧洲人）极不情愿地接纳为欧洲国家公民，即便他们从来都没得到过相应的公民待遇。