This chapter explores how the post-conflict Liberian state has framed diaspora engagement—particularly through dual citizenship reform—as a patriotic and moral obligation. Drawing on media commentary and official discourse from the Sirleaf and Weah administrations, it examines the motivations behind calls for diaspora involvement in post-conflict reconstruction. Despite contrasting political profiles and public perceptions, both leaders employed emotionally charged appeals to position diaspora return as central to a broader narrative of national rebirth—the construction of a “New Liberia.” The chapter argues that these appeals serve not only to include the diaspora but to reframe Liberia’s postcolonial identity by obscuring the enduring legacies of settler colonialism. The invocation of national unity through the “New Liberia” narrative operates as a tool of political containment, where inclusive rhetoric masks structural inequalities and reasserts state control over contested notions of citizenship and belonging.