The state is a tool for class domination, and any state follows the same path. Immigrants to East Africa are merely exchanging one place of domination for another.
In Germany and the Far East, the vast majority of people are landless, with land owned by the Junker and landlord classes. It's like people migrating to America during this era; if they're not nobles or wealthy, they have to work as laborers for a few years.
The difference in East Africa is that below the populace, there are slaves. I might not be living well, but as long as there's someone worse off than me, then I'm doing alright.
Initially, Ernst thought of distributing land to immigrants, but now it seems unnecessary since the immigrants have no such demands. They are used to being tenant farmers under nobles and landlords, and suddenly encountering East Africa, which takes care of food, clothing, shelter, and even marriage issues, actually makes them content. After all, they can't imagine a better life.
