Nepalese that are outside the country are ALREADY contributing to the country. However there seems to be this divide between people residing in Nepal and between the so called NRNs. People residing in Nepal needs to understand fully that the only economic engine that the country has right now is fueled by the NRNs. Its up to the folks in Nepal to do somethign about it rather than blaming for NRNs for abandoning the country. So the next issue is how can the locals in Nepal utilize the potential l of fancially sound diaspora population that are spread all over the world. If you do some explorations in some of the world-bank reports you will truly see globalization at its new height. They are finding out that the Per Capita income in Remittance-based countries are increasing largely due to the influx of $$ coming from the migrant workers. Even in Nepal our PCI went from $225/yr to $240. Now in the NGO community, the big buzz is DIASPORA FOR DEVELOPMENT If you are interested to look at the larger issue at hand. If Nepal can improve its political environment and create security, Nepalese economy will turn around in 5-10 yrs. The investment $$ will come from the NRNs. When I attended the NRN conference, the objective was how to bring NRNs dollars? I gave a long lecture to one of the officials that.. They were on the wrong boat.. The issue at hand and correct me if I am wrong is NOT lack of $$ for investment but the problem at hand with most of the banks in Nepal is lack of projects for investment. Banks are sitting on hoard of remitted funds that are not invested. From my point, the NRNs are already doing their part. Think about an illegal NRN in NY working for min. wage for some Indian, Korean or Chinese and sending everyy $$ to Nepal. If you track the $$ that sent, you will see chains of mirco economic events creating economie opportunities for PEOPLE IN NEPAL. So to end my argument, NRNs are sacrificing their dignity, heritage in a totally new land and contributing to the F@#Ked up nation at present. Its time that every citizen in Nepal respece the NRNs be it a Madhise working as a barber in Iraq or a Baje working at a software company in silicon valley. Peace! PS for reference if you are in thamel area go talk to local vendors and do a research in who is actually buying in the streets of thamel ..which once catered exclusively to the so called Amrikans!