Chapter 1- Contempoary Patterns Of Migration Flashcards

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Have migration rates been increasing or decreasing since 21st century ?

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INCREASING

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In 2015, what percentage of te world population were living outside country of origin?

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3.3% of the population ( 244 million )

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Population change=

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(Births- deaths)±international migration

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Why are migration figures estimates

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Lack of uniformity among countries
Many undocumented and illegal migrations
DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RELIABLE, ACCURATE AND COMPARABLE STATISTICS

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What is a long term migrant

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Person who moves to a country other than their usual residence for a period of at least a year

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Short term migrant

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Moves, for at least 3 months but less than a year

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what is GDP?

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The economic activity within a. Country

Sum of the market values or prices of all final goods and services produced by an economy during a period of time

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What is HDI ?

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Human development index, indicator of level of development for each country
Combines income, literacy, education and life expectancy

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What is EMigration like - UK

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  1. 1 million people born in the uk lived abroad in 2013
    - employment opportunities
    - retirements- old people
    - family reunification
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Immigration - UK

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There were 7.8 million foreign born people living in the UK in 2013
Women representing OVER HALF of the immigrant population in 2013

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London - immigration

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Largest number of immigrants of all regions in the uk
36.2 %

Asian countries- India more than double any other nationality

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Inter regional migrants flows>

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Movement form ONE CONTRY TO ANOTHER - GLOBAL
E.g. Africa and Europe

Large distances
Between west Africa and Spain via its northern African territories of Ceuta adn Melilla and the Canary Islands
Centeral Mediterranean from Libyan ports to Italy’s most southern point-lampedusa

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What is the lee migration model

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Shows push and pull factors, intervening obstacles and the host and destination country

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What are intervening obstacles

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Costs, language , health, transport, physical features

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Pull factors

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Higher wages between quality of life, cheaper living prices

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Push factors

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War, few jobs, infertile land

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Intra regional migration

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Between regions
One region of a continent e.g. France and England
LOTS BETWEEN EU 28

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2012- INTRA REGIONALLY MIGRATION , EU

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In 2o12, 1.7 million people resident in an EU COUNTRY MIGRATED OT ANOTHER EU COUNTRU

A further 1.7 moved to the Euro from countries outside

2.7 from Europe to non eu

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Why is migration in the Eu so large (within)

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Schengen Agreement- allows freedom of movement within most of the Eu across its internal national borders
Recent Euro expansion - Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Cyprus adn Slovenia all joined in 2004
Higher wages

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Poland- UK migration

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How is development measured

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HUMan development index

Social and economic indices for life expectant, education and GDP per capita

22
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Name some statistics for remittances from India and Haiti

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India- 69.95 billion IN total ( 3.7% of GDP )

Haiti- 1.78 billion ( 21.1% of GDP)

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What is forced migration

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Religious, wars, original resection, slaves or forced labour, lack of food or famine, natural disaster, over population, reducelopment, environmental e,g, Chernobyl

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Voluntary MIGRATION

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Jobs, higher salaries, tax avoidance, opening up of new areas, trade and economic expansion, retirement

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Prevention of voluntary migration
``` Lack of money Lack of skills and education Illness Lack of AWARNESS and Opputinities Threat of family division and heavy family responsibilities Government restrictions ```
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Reasons for return
``` Racial tension in new area Earned sufficient money to return To be reunited with fam Foreign culture proved unacceptable Causes of initial migration removed ( political or religious persecution) ```
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Barriers for return
Insufficient money to afford transport Standard of living. Lower than in original are a Racial religious or political problems in original area
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Economic impacts of migration - HOST q
Take up desirable, menial jobs that need filing Gained skilled labour for cheap Need to education children Increased pressure on resources and services
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Origin- impacts of migration ECONOMCI
Remittances boost economy Less pressure on resources People are MORE skilled Loss of young workforce, slowing economic development Loss. Of labour- may reduce inward investment by private companies, increasing dependancies on government initiatives
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Social impacts of migration on HOST
Increases understanding and tolerance of other cultures Skills e.g. Language Segregated ethnic areas created E.G. China town School become more dominated by migrating children Dominance of males are reinforced from many male migrants
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Social impacts of migration on origin
Fertility decreases= lower population Remittances- improve Heath services Reurning migrants increase social expectations for communities e.g. Higher demand for better facilities Creation of single mums- men migration
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Political impacts- host
Discrimination against ethnic groups adn minorities- civil unrest and extremism
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Political impacts- origin
Requests for international aid Policies to encourage immigration to counteract out flow Policies to encourage natural increase can be developed
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Global migration - stability
Migrant remittances = economic stability Returning migrants= new ideas and values e.g. democracy and equality Ageing population- youthful migrants = BALANCE age structure and population growth
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Economic growth - global migration
GDP boosted by working migrants Migrants - consumers - stimulate local economies in host country, opening up new markets in demand for food, clothing etc Fill skill gaps and shortages in labour market Migrant remittances can supplement household income , consumption funds for local investment
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Development - migration
Skills and knowledge acquired by returning migrants Migrants - NETWORKS , ease flow of skills financial resources etc UN migrant and development projects - partner countries, involve family and local authorities
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Migration - injustices
Violation of human rights- exploitation , trafficking Treatment of asylum seekers - detention centre, not allowed to work, bad financial resources and food/ sanitation Plight of refugees - food, water safety including possibility of return to country of origin where risks are high
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Conflicts - migration
Social conflicts can develop between host communities and newcomers Immigrant population - PRESSURE on services International borders - place of conflict
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Inequalities
Loose young, for labour force - downward economic spiral Brain drain Crude birth rates Remittances - inequality between fans that get them and don’t