Most migrants were people from the lower economic strata who had been left out of government and economic jobs; their lands had been confiscated due to heavy taxation under the Portuguese in Goa.
Kebanyakan migran (pendatang) adalah orang-orang dari strata ekonomi rendah yang telah meninggalkan pekerjaan-pekerjaan di bidang perekonomian dan pemerintahan; lahan mereka telah disita akibat pajak yang berat di bawah pemerintahan Portugis di Goa.