Frederick wrote
A couple of questions: (i) If we had a similar situation in Goa,
involving migrant workers ("non-Goan", in our case), what would be our
stand? (ii) Could we expect any section in Goa to speak out for the
underdogs? FN
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Frederick, it may surprise you to know that when the Vasco fire occured it was
not the Orissa goverment or the Karnataka government or even the Goa government
that sent aid. It was Goan churches, schools and convents that opened their
doors and halls to house all the fleeing migrant workers. These institutions
run by ordinary Goans.
Goans are not heartless people. Just at the British are not heartless.
Taking up the cause of Goan workers in the UK does not prevent every British
party having controlled migration as part of their manifestos.
Migration is and will continue to be the largest single problem of our times
because as Thomas Friedman has pointed out the sudden explosion in populations
is unsustainable unless we have a break in some sort of technology which will
relieve the pressure in terms of land and food production.
Best,
selma
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