Assess The Costs And Benefits Of Migration On Source And Host Countries Flashcards
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Cost of migration on host countries
Social tension arise if citizens of the host country believe migration has led to a lack of jobs or affordable housing.
For example, recently in the summer of 2024, radical group ‘Reform UK’ under Nigel Farage, has protested against migrants in extreme ways, blaming them for all the faults in the UK such as homelessness and shortages of jobs. This can lead to extreme policies to address their concerns e.g. labour recently posed a plan to tackle immigration in order to tackle the publics concerns. Also the Rwanda plan, was another extreme policy to solve the migrant crisis.
Benefit of migration in host region
Fill particle skill shortages that locals may be reluctant to do. For example, Indian doctors coming to then UK in the 1950s, and polish workers on farms around Peterborough.
This is sig as they are contributing to the economy whilst filling up skill shortages, preventing an economic slowdown by keeping industries running effectively
Cost of migration in source regions
Brain drain, as educated highly skilled individuals leave their country to seek better job oppurtunites. This can lead to the area falling short of doctors, teachers and computer programmers. Leading to less poorer health, education and technological development in that area- labelling the area to be in attractive to investors, commencing a spiral of decline, whee each factor exacerbates the others
Benefits of migration in source regions
Migrant remittances can contribute to national earnings significantly.
In 2014, remittances made up 25% of Nepal’s national earnings.
This means that migrants are contributing effectively to their home country’s economy, which can reduce poverty and improve living conditions in the area as the remittances sent can allow families to afford necessities. E.g. in the Philippines remittances keep 10% of the population out of poverty.
