To my comment on the subject:, Fredrick Noronha writes: QUOTE
So "religious persecution" is a good enough reason, but economic adversity is not? Who sets this agenda? This is precisely my point, though our thinking on this is seen to be very natural and neutral. I wonder what hundreds of thousands of Goans who left home for the latter reason would think about it. Some of whom are also trapped in this same Indian "nationalist" reasoning subsequent to Partition in the sub-continent. FN UNQUOTE Anyone who is forced to leave his country due to persecution of any type be it religious, political, etc. is given asylum in the country he goes to. However, leaving a country for economic reason is not considered a valid ground for asylum. The Goans, and other people from India, who migrated to other countries for economic reasons have all sought and received permission from the host country to do so. And the host country is selective whom it takes, and does not allow a flood. The issues that are now being seen in Assam, have a long history. Fred had posted a link to an article in Countercurrents. I would like to bring to the attention of the members on this list the following article: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/its-not-a-hindu-vs-muslim-conflict-in-assa m-but-indians-vs-foreigners-column/20120727.htm Best regards, U. G. Barad.
