By Bampha SN Jaiteh
Migration from human perspective had long been a phenomenal impact surrounding Mankind ever since the advent of Adam and Eve from whom all Humans have descendent were forcefully driven out from Heaven on to planet Earth by God the Almighty due to disobedience?
Upon arrival they migrated in search of each other as they were located at different destinations. Natural calamities and Man-made circumstances compelled Human beings to migrate from one destination to another.
The underlining implications about Natural disasters are stern warnings of the prevalence of Nature as Man is stubborn. However, Man-made circumstances forcing Human beings to migrate are either due to War political persecution Normadic Economic and other related vices of Evil against man by man.
Way back in history Cecil Rose was the first European immigrant who discovered Africa: followed by influx of colonial immigrants in the name of Exploration? Subsequently in the 15th century the rise of Industrial Revolution heralds the scramble of Africa and by 1884-1885 Berlin Treaty became enacted and Demarcation lines were drawn known as partition of Africa. The German sea ports of Hamburg Altona Bremer Haven Cuxhaven became strategic entry points to various European Slave Markets and the Americas known as Trans-Atlantic Slave trade. Disheartenly triangular.
Slave trade also took its dimension according to Historical Literature of evident. Needless to mention the Arab Slave Trade? By and large these inhuman trade lasted for hundreds of years by these stupid idiot imperialist colonial immigrants. Abolition of such a human misconduct against fellow Human beings by Imperialist Merchants started growing and William Dubois Booker T Washington and Aggrey, were inspiring Anti Slave activists who fought for the Abolition of Slave Trade.
Black consciousness Movement led by Marcus Garvey also contributed in the realization of Black dignity in America. Historically it would be bias to go further without quoting the achievements of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X shrouded on the dignity of Blacks in America! The Aborigines Rights Protection Society was also trumpeting then in Australia about the dignity of Blacks in that segment of Continental drift of that part of the Globe. History is fresh in our hearts and souls.
As soon as Slave Trade was abolished, repatriation of freed Slaves also became problematic as they were unable to handle the huge burden of freed Slaves and Liberia the Lone Star Republic was identified. Thus after the joining of the two groups pioneers and freed slaves the creoles of Sierra Leone were much more Africans than the Americo Liberians with whom combined the culture of American South with puritanical religious ideas of New England, the rugged individualism of American pioneer and a personate desire Liberty set us free (Webster).
The wake of Independent Movements started to gather momentum and African States demanded self-rule from the Colonial migrants whom had already looted both 0ur Mineral Wealth and Human resource base. The late 0sageffo in 1957 got Independent for Ghana and other African States followed.
The Colonial immigrants left and the newly Independent African States became confronted with War Poverty Malnutrition Political Economic and Social inconsistency: coupled with Demographic dividends of Population explosion. Ineffective implementation of policies and corruption resulted into most African Governments if not all failing.
Economic migration the worst form of a human misfortune when a person is unable to execute his or her domestic urge? Within such an atmosphere of insanity African Black youths resorted to sacrifice through the turbulent sand dunes of Sahara desert and cruel Mediterranean Sea into Europe for Greener pasture as visa is Hell.
Upon arrival every individual must to apply for an asylum. Considering the status of various individuals after screening is either considered or rejected. Understandably those not been able to fulfill requirements for acceptance as Asylees needed to be deported yes, but stringent mechanism of strategies must have to be Mapped 0ut in order to avert loop holes of Deportation like rubbery theft and Social immoralities ect?
The Demonstration held at West Field Youth Monument about the plight of Deportees had been conducted in a matured atmosphere of Peace, Tolerance and Law abiding environment! The message of Truth sent to our elected Authorities in Offices was purely Democratic, although we have inherited a system change of Bad Governance to Good Governance as Democracy is neither East West North or South but rather evolution of human experience in struggle!?
AS we are the worlds indigenous people and mythic descendants of Mosses Peter Abraham’s have said we must Tell Freedom, which is the basic fundamental pillar of Human Right? In conclusion however, how could one apprehend as to who is a migrant?
