In the article Binaj Gurubacharya explains how Nepal's government is having trouble with illegal immigration. Many Tibetans are sneaking into Nepal to escape what is happening back in their homeland. The Chinese government has a large control of Tibet and the people who live there disagree with this. They would rather escape their homeland than deal with this problem. Many of these immigrants are traveling through Nepal to get to their exiled spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, as explained by Gurubacharya. Since this leader is located in Dharmasala, India, Nepal is a good in-between stopping point on this journey. Thus the reason many Tibetans decide to stay and rest for a while. The reason Nepal's government opposes this is because it is starting to get out of hand. With the hostility between the Chinese, the Tibetans have begun to protest outside of the gates of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal. These protest have started to turn violent and the Chinese government is not pleased with the lack of response to them. So Nepal's government has finally gotten fed up and has plans to take the necessary measures to solve this problem. They have decided to check papers at these rallies and these who don't have them will be deported to where they came from. They believe this will solve any tension the chinese government have towards Nepal's government as well as stop the protests. I believe that this sounds like a quick solution to a larger problem then Nepal's government believes. Even though they might catch a few illegal protestors the problem will still exist. I do not believe that these Tibetans will be deterred by these actions at all and the problem will still exist. I am not against what they are trying to do I just believe more measures need to be taken. Good luck Nepal!
Article written by: Binaj Gurubacharya
The Associated Press
Sept. 11, 2008
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