This chapter examines the evolving role of cultural policy in the urban integration of migrants. It compares Doha and Singapore, cities with large populations of transient, low-wage labor migrants lacking permanent status. The study, based on fieldwork and interviews conducted from 2018 to 2022, analyzes cultural actions that have been deployed towards these populations in recent years, ranging from the building of specific cultural infrastructures, like movie theaters showcasing Bollywood films, to the organization of photography festivals and poetry contests. This study identifies three distinct policy approaches: one perpetuating exclusion, another reinforcing the prevailing diversity management regime, and a third aiming to reframe the migrant discourse and advocate for transformative change. The chapter puts the spotlight on the 'cultural city-makers' who are at the forefront of such cultural policies, often migrants themselves, with a status that oscillates between different forms of precarity and privilege. I explore the dilemma that they face as they realize these cultural initiatives with these marginalized migrants, such as the risk of legitimizing unjust and exploitative policies, and the personal risks that their attempts to challenge dominant narratives could generate for themselves.