Migration 1.2

Question 1

International Voluntary Migration

Answer 1

Poland - UK
CAUSES:
Push factors:
-lower wages in Poland : median met 9,700 whilst UK was 16,400
-unemployment rate in Poland was about 19%
Pull Factors:
-Better paid jobs: 68% move in search of work
-family links: 11% move to rejoin family members
-education opportunities: 21% move to study
IMPACTS
POSITIVE on Poland (origin):
-remittances from migrants to family into origin country are great for the development of the economy
On UK (destination):
-Polish contribute to the economy by working in sectors in which British didn’t want to work: 250 000 applied for worker status in 2015
On migrants:
-Less likely to be unemployed

NEGATIVE impacts on Poland:
-“Brain Drain”: puts at risk future innovation of the country
On UK:
-Wages are not all spent in the UK
-demand for housing increase
On migrants:
-many negative attitudes towards polish leading in some cases to abuse

Question 2

Forced migration

Answer 2

Syria to UK
CAUSES:
Push Factors:
-lack of access to services: 13.9M living with food insecurity
-poor employment opportunities: 90% of population lives below the poverty line
-lack of security
Pull factors:
-access to cheap healthcare through NHS as well as free education IF granted asylum
-wider range of job opportunities
-safe and stable country

IMPACTS
On the destination: Syria
Positive
-Syria adds to the cultural diversity
-many Syrian refugees already speak English
Negative
-increase in pressure in some services such as medical…

On the Origin:
Positive
-remittances: money sent back to Syria helping families situation as well as economic development of the country
Negative
“Brain Drain”: country’s future development put at risk

On the migrants:
Positive
-they feel safe
-find employment
-help families
Negative
-integration can be found hard by non English speaking Syrians.