migration Flashcards
what is a refugee
A person who has been granted permission to stay in host country. They can now apply for a PPPS number and work
What is an asylum seeker
It is a perosn who has left their country because of war/violence and has applied for refugee status in a new country
what is an economic migrnat
A person who moves for employment
eg polish moving to Ireland in Celtic tiger era
what is an internally displaced person
A person who is forced to leave their home due t war/violence but remains in their own country
What is voluntary migration
When a person chooses to move country
what is forced migration
when a person is forced out of their own country due to war or violence or fear of persecution
what is organised migration
migration that is organised and controlled by the government
what are the positives to donor regions of migrations
Reduces unemployment rate
Reduces burden of social welfare payments
Reduces pressure on resources eg healthcare
Source of income for develping countries through remitances
Polish people sent home £5.5 bilion beteeen 2005-2011
Ig migrants return home they bring new skills which can help develop the country - eg irish migrants to American brought new skills to help bring irelnad to forefront of software industry when they returned
what are remittances
money sent home ny migrant workers
what are negative effects on donor regions of migration
Brain drain- people who migrate are ofte bright and taleneted and take their skills away from country
The government loses its investment in their education
It happened in Ireland in 2010s where Docotrs and nurses went to Australia to work as there were bettwer working conditions and no obstacles leading ireald to have a shortfall in doctors and nurses for thr HSE
Rural depopulation so services have to close
Lac of skilled workers mae ir harder to attratc MNC’s
Traditioanlly young females leave resulting in a gender imbalance
define natural change
what are the positive effects on host egions of migration
Skills enrichment- attract mncs
Celtic Tiger- poles cam eover and filed 200,000 jobs
Workers - rasie taxes and renewed inward investment
Cultural enrichment
Introduced to new cultures, food and tradtions. they set up shops which contrubute to tax and employment
Galway hosts a brazilian carnival every year
how much of irish population is made up of foreign nationals
11%
what are the negative effects on host regions of migration?
Lac of intergration - migrnast tend to congregate amongst themsleves and lead to ghettos an lose touch with host country
Language barriers, find it difficult to get jobs so are prone to unemployment
Migrnat children hard to access irish curricuum s catholic churh runs most schooosl so In it Together schools were set up.
Government provides extra classses in english to help studnets which are expensive
Money is lost through remittances
Etra pressure on services. Birth rates generally higher amongst migrants
how much money did ireland lose in remitances in 2019
$776 million
Issues with religion in host countries
Polygyny is commo in muslim cultures but is illegal in ireland an other eu countries
Clothing - french banned the wearing of the Hiqab
Sikh men wear turbans at all times people feel migrants should adapt to the culture of their new country
The eductaio system is hard for people to fit into. Mnay schools in Ireland are under the catholic churhc infleucne so were allowed to let people with these vaues in first
What ahppened in france in 2005
Rots broke out as two men of african descent employed in low paying jobs died when tryng to hide from police.
It highlighted the need to integrate migrants into the host countries community and culture, The govenenrmnet annonounced 30 billion to be invested in ghetto areas
