DANGER OF MIGRANTS TO GOA Rajan Parrikar has made out an excellent case
Why migrants should in Goa have no place Unless of course we wish to see every original inhabitant Squeezed out and disappear as a resultant, And like Native Indians in the US vanish as a race. It is a scenario that some will laugh off as farfetched Something only in a nightmare sketched But at the present rate the current trend Can in only one sad way end – Without one's imagination being over stretched. Yes, this may seem fanciful and pessimistic And even not quite realistic, But it's better to be safe than sorry, they say, If so, we should agree all the way And not in this crucial matter be over-simplistic. It may be argued that Goans too have migrated, But are not in their new environment hated Or considered as a threat, In fact through their toil and sweat They have to their new environment positively related. And nowhere have they in such relatively large numbers re-located That their influence and power could be over-rated They have kept a low profile And not taken over properties either by guile Or used other methods that are equally vile. In fact, with their new neighbours they've a friendly attitude created. Yes, some migrants in Goa do provide a service But do not also forget this They have created more than one slum That have eyesores now become - Their absence we will not certainly miss. - Shanti Dhoot RE: Message: 6; 4 May 2008 From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] The Migrant Danger to Goa My column "The Migrant Danger to Goa" has been published in today's Herald (May 5, 2008). The pdf file may be downloaded from - http://www.parrikar.org/misc/HeraldColumn-2008-05-05.pdf
