Arwin Mesquita <[email protected]> wrote: We are all Indians, but India is made up of so many cultures and identities, each of which has a right to be preserved and protected.
Even European governments today realise that there is a logic in migrant control, and are converting Europe into a sort of fortress, with increasingly tighter immigration policies. Those being accepted are made to undergo compulsory integration into the local population == COMMENT: It is time for Goans to (perhaps, finally) accept that Goa is firmly a part of the Indian Union. Nothing will ever change that. As of December 1961, Goa and Goans are governed as per the Indian Constitution. Until Arwin Mesquita manages to (single or two-handedly) amend the constitution, there is NOTHING he or anyone else can do about the influx of Indian citizens from other parts of India into Goa. No point telling us about Kashmir. At the point of accession, the Kashmiris organised their demands. No such event took place with the freedom fighters of Goa. No point referring to the tighter immigration controls brought about by European countries. First of all, Goa is not a country. It is a State within the Indian Union. Immigration control is not a State responsibility in India. Even in Europe, citizens of the first set of member-states have every right to enter any country within the EU to look for a job.....and IF they have funds, to buy a house. Even Konkani-only speaking Goans with Portuguese nationality can do that. In fact, any body from anywhere in the world (who does not have a known criminal record) can buy a house (say) in the UK or Eire (at least). All you need is clean funds. So, I say to Arwin: Get used to the facts of life. Nobody can legally prevent any Indian citizen from migrating to Goa. Not even your new pal, Shri Winston. BTW: The last day to legally prevent uninhibited migration into Goa was Dec 19, 1961 jc
