Heads you win, tails I lose! You seem to be defining the situation in a way that somehow makes your "side" to be the victim! By (i) choosing other large areas, and suggesting that Goans haven't swamped them -- why not choose say a Byculla or a Bandra or a Santa Cruz or a Mangalore and study the impact of Goan migration in unsettling the local reality there? (ii) conveniently pointing to an international situation in other cases, and then saying that migration is "controlled".
I too see a problem, but definitely not as you define it. To me, the problem has more to do with corruption, fissures and divisions within Goan society itself -- we can't even agree on our own history or geography or politics, a lack of control over the political process here, very contrasting aspirations between the Goan-in-Goa and in the diaspora, the rise of an Indian elite and middle class (and that includes Goan too!) which can travel very much were they want and grab all the benefits of "development" while keeping a large "underclass" deprived of even a livelihood. The Goan who lacks access to such opportunities is angry, and the "solution" chosen by people like us is to point his ire towards others themselves who are struggling for their own livelihood in far from ideal circumstances. I think the Goan expat forced to travel countries and continents to touch his potential is as much as a victim as those who are pushed to migrate into Goa in much less ideal circumstances. In either case, of course, I'm not referring to those who can take care of themselves in any situation and go for greener pastures -- I mean people like you or me. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 30 June 2010 11:08, Arwin Mesquita <[email protected]> wrote: > > FN, > > Surely you apprectiate that others mostly allow outsiders to a POINT that it > does not dilute their exisiting culture/customs/language etc > > Is the same happening in Goa? Yes Migration will happen but it has to be > controlled subject to the POINT I have stated above
