The article "The Two-Faced Morality!" is an opinion reflection that addresses the hypocrisy present in certain discourses about immigration in Portugal. The author highlights the contradiction of people who emigrated, worked, and earned money abroad, but who then return and criticize international mobility when practiced by foreigners.
The text questions the logic of considering emigration legitimate for Portuguese people seeking better salaries or opportunities, but condemning the same rights when the protagonist was born on the other side of the border. The author compares the border to a "philosophical doorman" that opens to some and closes to others according to their origin.
The article also addresses the contradiction of those who claim that immigrants "steal jobs" while having spent years working in another country precisely because someone opened doors for them. It also mentions the economic version of the paradox, where cheap and available labor is demanded, but low wages are refused.
Finally, the text criticizes the selective use of the State, where some reject public support for others but resort to education, health, and business subsidies when it suits them. The author concludes that the real problem is not immigration, but the ability to construct a "two-faced morality" with different standards for oneself and for others.
