We agree with you that is a monumental and historical step in securing the future for your people in their own home-land.
Without such protection, your local population would eventually cease to exist as a people.
In addition, by taking this very courageous and necessary step in your emancipation process, you have indeed given real content and substance to the tern country CURACAO.
As you might know, our own grassroots St. Martin movement has been working for many years for recognition, preservation and protection of our native, indigenous people as well.
We will not rest until such provision is legalized as well, preferably in the constitution of our country.
Although, our political leaders have sold us out as a people, they thus far have not yet had the courage to correct their act of betrayal by recognizing and protecting their own people.
However, we are convinced that eventually there will be no other choice, considering the options of not doing so.
Meanwhile, we look forward establishing contact with your parliament and with others in the other former Netherlands-Antillean islands on this issue, because it can not be accepted that instead of going forward, the we the Antillean people of various island's heritage, have been betrayed and are confronting our demise on the various individual islands.
Therefore your historical move, means an enormous and invaluable injection of inspiration to our movement as well.
It must be possible to have our ow native, indigenous St. Martin People protected, without denying others their legitimate, realistic, 'non-trumped up' human rights.
Our Marshall Plan concept provides for such a harmonious and dynamic, socioeconomic balance between all key-stakeholders.
In fact, based on its very creative vision, illegal immigrants with an 'added value', would not even have to be deported off the island, nor would they be detrimental to the native population, should they be allowed to stay.
The bottom line is, that something's gotta give, and that doing nothing, or doing the wrong thing is no option.
At least, the Members of Parliament of Curacao and especially Mr. WIELS have shown that they really have pride in the Curacao people, their heritage and will defend their rights to come first at home.
Bravo !
drs. Leopold JAMES
President of the grassroots St. Martin People's movement.