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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This discussion about migrants coming into Goa ignores the ground realities. I live in Goa, in Socorro, Bardez to be more precise, and I keep scouting around for genuine Goan workers. And I mean workers not shirkers. I have not found any yet. If there are Kunbis and Gaudis who are Goans and who are the traditional folks who undertook jobs in the fields etc. I have yet to find any. I am not looking for cheap labor either. I am prepared to pay a decent daily wage, and I treat my workers with respect. To get my work done, I am compelled to go to the Porvorim Bazaar in Alto Porvorim, where migrant workers congregate, to hire workers for the day or week. These workers are in such demand, that they name their price and will only work for you if you transport them to the work site and return them after the days work is over. I also give them a tea break with tea and cookies in the morning and in the afternoon. This is the price I have to pay to get my work done. Most of the workers I get come from Karnataka and most only speak their Kannadiga language. I have to resort to sign language to explain what I want done. This is basic economics at work.......supply and demand. As long as there is work in Goa, and nobody else to satisfy the need, the migrant workers will flock to Goa. Many if not most of them have fields to cultivate in their home villages in Karnataka, and only come to Goa during their slack times We can bemoan the fact that Goa is overrun by migrant workers and outsiders. It is indeed sad that when one goes to a restaurant, one cannot speak Konkani to the waiters because very often they are from other States. More than a few times, when trying to find my way around, even in villages, I have asked for directions in Konkani and in response I get "Kya mankta ?" We can bemoan the fact that we Goans are becoming a minority in our own land, I can do that since I actually live in Goa most of the year. But why are people who have left Goa for good and settled in foreign lands bemoaning this fact ? Nature abhors a vacuum, and the vacuum you have left behind by your departure is being filled by people from other States and other countries. That is life. Accept it or do something about it. Dont just blow hot air. Vivian A. D'Souza _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)