Arwin, You obviously replied in haste, because you did not check your facts:
1) I did not know that the Gulf countries were beaming centers of democracy for its locals. Last time I checked, most were ruled by monarchies who deny the rights of their citizens and continue to let in migrant lemmings to do their bidding. At least Goans have the choice of the ballot box. They fact that some of them are easily fooled by politicians who give them cheap tokens or token interviews, is another story! 2) I lived and grew up in the Middle East and know the drill there. They have been talking about measures to protect their identities and economies for an eternity. The bottom line is that so long as migrants like you continue to live and work there and continue to vastly outnumber the locals, their cultures and customs will continue to be overwhelmed. 3) As a migrant worker in the Gulf, you do not have any rights to gain local citizenship as you claim. Isn't it ironic that you proudly claim Indian citizenship, while living abroad, while you choose to deny other Indian citizens to travel, live and work in parts of their own country! As for me, how do you know that I am still not an Indian citizen? In any case, I don't go around like a hypocrite asking that Indian citizen migrants be thrown out of Goa. The bottom line still remains: if you want to prevent migrants from coming in and taking jobs that you would have done, why don't you move back to Goa? You will also contribute to preserving the local Arab cultures that are under threat from migrants such as you. Again, please read this article to understand the destructive impact migrants like you are having on the native and now minority Arabs. Your simple act of moving back to Goa will alleviate both issues and perhaps people will take you more seriously. I know I will! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/middleeast/14qatar.html Qataris do not see themselves as coddled. Sure, they do not have to pay for electricity, water, education or health care, and they are given land and low-cost loans to build houses when they marry. They are eligible for public assistance if they do not have a job, often receive generous pensions and acknowledge they will not take any jobs they do not consider suitable for them. But they also complain that they do not get paid as much as foreigners, and that foreigners get most of the top jobs in critical industries, like finance, higher education and the media. There is also pervasive frustration that English has become the language of employment, not Arabic, and that local hospitals, restaurants, markets and streets are always crowded with foreigners. “There is a crisis here,” said Muhammad al-Mesfer, a political science professor at Qatar University. “The foreigners are crowding us out.” The tension in Qatar is similar to what has surfaced in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where local people are also vastly outnumbered by foreigners and are sometimes likened to colonial rulers in their own land. Marlon ----- Original Message ---- From: Arwin Mesquita <arwinmesqu...@gmail.com> To: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org> Sent: Wed, June 30, 2010 12:42:09 PM Subject: [Goanet] Re.Goan migrants in the Gulf are causing harm to Arab Marlon: -Perhaps you are deliberately ignorant of the fact that Goan Migrants do not get Citizenship, neither do they influence the Politics as they dont have voting rights - Perhaps you are even more Ignorant of the fact that Arab Government are slowly but surely adopting measure to protect thier identity. -It appears you are more defensive with the objective to protect your immigrant status in you adopted country. Unlike many I could have also given up my citizenship but chose not to..