What We Need To Know About Immigration
A recent World Bank Group Report started with this legend: “The priestly leaders of the Parsis were brought before the local ruler, Jadhav Rana, who presented them with a vessel full of milk to signify that the surrounding lands could not possibly accommodate any more people. The Parsi head priest responded by slipping some sugar into the milk to signify how the strangers would enrich the local community without displacing them. They would dissolve into life like sugar dissolves in the milk, sweetening the society but not unsettling it. The ruler responded to the eloquent image and granted the exiles land and permission to practice their religion unhindered if they would respect local customs, and learn the local language, Gujarati.” Continuing to skim through “Migrants, Refugees, and Societies,” I’ve focused on “Why” and “Where.” ….[READ]
Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by budgetbuddy.
Publisher: Source link
Publisher: Source link
