This chapter explores how a migration policy shift towards liberalisation occurred, and identifies the political rationale behind it with regard to ensuring the ruling regime’s durability. It begins with a brief discussion of Anwar Sadat, particularly his perception as a weaker political leader than Nasser. This paves the way for an understanding of how Sadat embarked on a transformation of state emigration policy in order to differentiate himself from his predecessor and to enhance internal regime legitimacy under a process of 'de-Nasserisation' that Sadat termed the 15 May 1971, or 'Corrective', Revolution. At the same time, a permissive emigration policy facilitated the regime’s low-intensity repression tactics, as it encouraged political dissenters to move abroad and fostered the (re-)emergence and empowerment of the Muslim Brotherhood. Finally, a permissive emigration policy facilitated the regime’s co-optation of economic elites that benefitted from, and espoused, economic liberalisation and unrestricted population mobility.