Dear Frederick,
I listened to part of this audio and in particular to the question you raise. I
feel your question of why Goans are migrating in bulk and the impact that has
on Goa, is misplaced. The speaker cannot have an opinion of this issue. He
comes from Canada. This is an issue you should raise with a Goan politician at
an election rally. The answer to your question is simple. It is lack of
opportunity in Goa - this isn't a new phenomenan. It has been happening for
nearly two centuries now. And it will continue to happen until Goa or indeed
India can create adequate opportunities. You have to remember, we live on a
sub-continent with over 1.2 billion people. It is impossible to create wealth
for them all, and as a result many will immigrate. Let me reiterate, that many
of those who migrate to England atleast via the Portuguese Passport route and
in the current economic climate lead below poverty-line lives here. But despite
this, they are willing to migrate
because the alterative in Goa is far worse for them. Those who migrate to the
Gulf or Toronto maybe enjoying more material success.
And above all, migrants know that the lives of their children will be
considerably better simple because Goa has thus far failed miserably in
leveling in the playing field through its education system. Those born to
wealth, those born to caste privilege continue to do well but those who fall
outside the ambit of inherited priviledge seldom can break the vicious cycle of
poverty, other than through migration.
Best,
selma
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