Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

On the choppy waters of the Bay of Bengal, somewhere between Rangoon and the northeast coast of India, a ship packed with migrant workers returns to Andhra Pradesh. One of the workers stares out at the waves and has a dream about the 2-year-old son he hasn’t seen since birth. The dream is filled with colors—and promise.

When he returns to his village, the man requests a meeting with the el...