Migration (General) Flashcards
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What is a migrant?
Any person moving/moved across an international border.
What is migration?
Movement of a person/group of persons.
What is emigration?
Exiting/departing one state with intention to move to another.
What is immigration?
Non-nationals move into a country for settlement.
What is a refugee?
A person who has fled their country because their lives, security or freedom have been threatened.
What is an asylum seeker?
Someone who seeks safety from persecution/serious harm in a country other than their own, awaiting a decision of the application.
What is an IDP?
A person forced to flee their home, but who hasn’t crossed an international border.
What is an economic migrant?
A migrant whose primary motivation for moving is to make money.
What is net migration?
Overall change in a country’s population as a result of migration.
What is a country of origin?
The country that is the source of migratory flows.
What is remittance?
Monies earned or acquired by non-nationals that are transferred back to their country of origin.
Which three countries have the top three emigrants?
- Syria
- Ukraine
- Afghanistan
Which three countries are the top host countries?
- Turkey
- Iran
- Germany
What is happening to the number of international migrants?
- Increasing
- 150 million (2000) to 281 million (2020)
What is happening to the number of refugees?
- Increasing
- 39% increase from 2022 to 2023
What was the proportion of male:female migrants in 2020?
- 146 million:135 million
- 51.9:48.1
- More males than females
What is the top country of origin? What about the top destination county?
- Country of origin: India (17.9 million migrants)
- Destination county: USA (51.5 million)
What are the benefits and negatives of the simple migration model?
+ Shows benefits and negatives
+ Easy to understand
+ Shows flow of migration
- Suggests journey is easy and doesn’t include other factors
What are the benefits and negatives of Lee’s Model of Migration?
+ Shows that other factors effect decision to stay
+ Shows the journey isn’t easy
- Doesn’t take into account locations passed en route
What are the benefits of the updated Lee’s Model of Migration?
+ Shows that other factors effect decision to stay
+ Shows the journey isn’t easy
+ Includes intervening places, accounting for the fact that people may want to stay there
What % of UK’s population is foreign born?
14%
What is the Schengen area?
- Abolishment of national borders between 29 European states
What is the EEA?
- European Economic Area
- Seeks to strengthen trade & economic relations
How high can exorbitant fees reach?
90%
