I do the DXB-JFK trips around four times a year, and I completely agree that nonstop pricing from Dubai to pretty much anywhere in the states is ridiculous, and as a student it's pretty darn irritating.
Vote with your wallet, simple. I'm flying BA/AA this summer, instead of my usual EK203/202. Let's see if it was worth shelling out ~3000AED more for Emirates. Perhaps it might even be.
Plus, the usual home base model. You try flying nonstop domestically to Atlanta on Delta during peak days..
But if you were doing 4 x round trips to the US, wouldn't you be better to position yourself to the US via a one-way DXB-JFK and then start buying all your return trips ex the US? I've seen some great pricing ex USA...