In the Rohingya version, they are the descendants of Muslims who came to this part of Burma long ago, perhaps of Persian and Arab traders, and are not Bengalis, in spite of the fact that they mainly speak that language, and they have been denied both full Burmese citizenship and, most recently, the right to vote. The resettlement plan is manifestly impractical, unfair and, above all, cruel, and has already led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands both inside the country and outside it, mainly to Bangladesh.