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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Mario, You've raised exactly the points that need to be discussed in context with this issue. There are many countries that encourage immigration. Canada, the Gulf countries, the EU (in part) and even the US and Australia in the 70s and 80s. This is because they need the actual numbers to make up the workforce. Is there any evidence that there is a workforce shortage in Goa? If we are to assume that there is, than unemployment must be pegged at zero or near zero level. We know this is not the case. Migrant labour enters not just the unskilled labour category (although largely) but also the semi-skilled category such as electrical works, masonry, and in smaller but substantial numbers in the skilled category such as accounting and administration. In countries such as Canada, the Gulf, Singapore, influx is carefully controlled both in terms of the quantity and quality that is taken in and steps are put in place not to disadvantage the indigenous population. Such a privilege is not afforded to Goa. People will flow in because supply is plentiful. I don't have to go in depth and elaborate the economic consequences of a labour glut. Be that as it may, what worries me more is the social impact. Are immigrants/migrants just a benign influence on mainstream society without any tangible impact? The recent riots in France have taught us otherwise. The case for concern is more severe where the cultural gap is so wide that assimilation is a problem. Elisabeth ----------------------------------- > Mario observes: > > > Elizabeth, > Good points. It's time. What exactly do we do > next? > Unfortunately, I have no answers, only questions. > > > What exactly do we want the politicians to do? I'm > sure we can demand they address the atrocities of > prostitution, gambling, crime, violence and disease. > I > think that's the least a decent local government can > do. Let's not forget road accidents. But I > digress. > Back to the economic issues. > > > Are you suggesting a reverse-liberalization process? > > Do you know anyone willing to start a construction > company in Goa or build a hotel that pays more than > the prevailing wage rates? Isn't one person's view > of > poverty another person's survival, i.e. the busloads > of empty non-Goan bellies? Are these lesser persons > unworthy of our concern? What are all the Kunbi's > and > Gaudi's doing these days to fill their bellies? Can > we prevent the free flow of labor between the rest > of > India and Goa while simultaneously encouraging the > free flow of tourists and investors? Who decides > what > to build and where? > > > Where is that bottle of Aspirin? > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. > Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)