Pardon any Typos. This IPad does some curious auto- corrections
On Jul 31, 2012, at 3:20 AM, "U. G. Barad" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > > >
