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The Irony of the Anti-Immigration Violence in Assam

Aug 20, 2012 6:55 PM EDT

 Source: The Daily Beast

The anti-immigrants violence in the Indian state of Assam and the Sikh shooting in Wisconsin both come from the hate of the other. But why do immigrants themselves hate that which they are or were? Dilip D’Souza on the irony of immigration.

 
 Ku Klux Klan hates “illegal aliens.” I knew that. But I realized it anew when I read a little about Wade Michael Page, the late gunman in Wisconsin who thought barging into a place of worship and shooting worshippers dead was a fine way to uphold the supremacy of whites. Page once applied for membership to the KKK, and that nugget led me to this KKK page which rants on and on about illegal aliens (“OUR FOREFATHERS FOUGHT THESE SAVAGES TOOTH AND NAIL” and “Look white people, Look whatthe [sic] drity [sic] wet backs can do to our Country”).

Here in India, the term we usually use is “illegal immigrants,” and right now they are on many Indian minds. That’s because we’ve had an outbreak of bloodshed in the eastern state of Assam. Over seventy dead, hundreds of thousands driven from their homes into refugee camps, and plenty of folks believe the cause is, well, illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Meaning Muslims.

Meaning the idea that droves of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, these Bengali-speaking Muslims, are transforming the demographics of Assam. This is not just a huge security risk to India, goes this line of thought, but a threat to culture, language, and jobs in Assam. This causes the tension that eventually erupted into widespread violence last month.

All the fault of the illegal immigrants. Look what they can do to our country.

In truth, blame is not quite so easy to hand out: the ugliness in Assam has intricate, complex roots. The ethnicities, politics, and history of that state are all far too involved for me to explain, even reasonably unravel, in an essay like this. Suffice it to say two things.

 

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  1. What an hypocrisy! While Bangladesh is not willing to give shelter to Rohingyas, it still wants India to accommodate its illegal migrants who have come here.

    I think India should not have helped Bangladeshis to fight against Pakistan. Plus Bangladeshi immigrants spread the culture of weed, ganja etc. create religious tensions in India by smuggling cow to Bangladesh, considered as holy by Hindus. Not to forget that illegal immigrants have spread terrorism in India and have been involved in terrorist attacks. And involved in this act too.
    What a great bunch of ‘Muslim’ nations are Pakistanis and Bangladeshis and what a great example of Islam and morality does these people present to Hindus of India. Brothers you got what you wanted. i.e. your nations based on your ethnic/religious identities. Although nothing is going to change, still let me say for God’s sake behave yourself and do not create reasons for genocide of all Muslims from India. Instead of seeking supremacy and predominance over the local population, do something constructive for yourself and for whole of India ‘in kuntum sadiqeen’

    In case it remained unnoticed let it be known to all that, Prior to this incident, Hindus in Bangladesh were attacked and expelled just few weeks before these trouble, so they came and sought asylum in India. Just imagine Hindus are being expelled from Pakistan and Bangladesh and they come to India as asylum seeker to add to that Pakistani and Bangladeshi terrorists creating trouble in India. Bangladeshi(Muslim) illegal immigrants creating ethnic friction in India. Bangladeshi origin illegal immigrant turned politician Badrudin Ajmal giving it a religious color and dragging Indian Muslims unnecessarily into it. Bangladeshi and Pakistani miscreants create hoax on the internet about false threat by muslims towards their own people from north-east. Imagine the level of propaganda aid will this be for far-right Hindus in India. Who needs enemies when we have ‘brothers’ like these! Do not shame us please and let us live a life of dignity and peace.

    So before i read the usual prayer for rogue muslims let me say ‘I don’t care if you are a Bangladeshi or Pakistani’.

    Rabbe asleh ummata Muhammadin(s.a.s.). aameen!

    http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Illegal-migrants-turn-Assam-into-drug-hub/Article1-916434.aspx

    http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/hate-smses-isi-using-huji-simi-948

    http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/guwahati/33260631_1_communal-forces-communal-colour-btad-violence

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  2. Well said Muhammad Azimul Haque. We Indians are never against any religion. Thanks for understaning. We need all religions help to remove terrrism & Corruption.

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