Considering that there are countries where elections are clearly manipulated, I can’t imagine how the “secret will” mechanism would be implemented there. But without the “secret will” mechanism, evil regimes now have even more incentives to kill the people who would try to flee.
Also, respecting existing borders is a Schelling point, and the alternatives can easily escalate to WW3.
I agree that it would be nice if countries that suck could gradually disappear, and millions of people trying to escape a country is quite strong evidence that the country sucks. But the leaders of those countries would disagree, as would their geopolitical allies. So the alternatives are (1) war, (2) sacrificing the lives of millions of people, or (3) taking the refugees and hoping that it does not end up with your country falling apart, as you get people who are culturally incompatible with your values, your population starts to rebel, and it costs lot of money.
Considering that there are countries where elections are clearly manipulated, I can’t imagine how the “secret will” mechanism would be implemented there. But without the “secret will” mechanism, evil regimes now have even more incentives to kill the people who would try to flee.
Also, respecting existing borders is a Schelling point, and the alternatives can easily escalate to WW3.
I agree that it would be nice if countries that suck could gradually disappear, and millions of people trying to escape a country is quite strong evidence that the country sucks. But the leaders of those countries would disagree, as would their geopolitical allies. So the alternatives are (1) war, (2) sacrificing the lives of millions of people, or (3) taking the refugees and hoping that it does not end up with your country falling apart, as you get people who are culturally incompatible with your values, your population starts to rebel, and it costs lot of money.