Why international migration increased in hub cities and helped interdependence

Question 1

whats a hub city

Answer 1

• a settlement/region that becomes a focal point for activities with a global influence such as trade, international governance, education, research

Question 2

elite migration

Answer 2

• 1/3 of foreign purchases of residential properties in london in 2004-14 went to russians
  -govs welcome oligarchs

Question 3

low wage econ migration

Answer 3

• 1.75mil indians went to UAE and entry visas tied to particular jobs so when contract ends they can be deported
  -qatar has labor shortages for small pop so recruit from overseas = 964 died constructing football stadiums for world cup

Question 4

how international migration increased interdependce

Answer 4

-some economies rely on overseas labour
-UK relies on eastern european labour and they rely on remittance
-When many UK projects cancelled in 2009, estonia economy shrank 13%
-arrival of large indian pop in UK deepened friendship as it created social and political ties

Question 5

migration impacts host country

Answer 5

• foreign skilled workers
  -fills skill shortages in key areas
  -gain low skilled workers
  -sustain growing lesiure secture
  -can sustain ifestyle of middle class by gaining workers to provide cleaning and childcare
  -balance an ageing pop
  -pressure on resources

Question 6

migration impacts source

Answer 6

• loses skilled workers (brain drain)
  -remittance
  -increased employment and remittance used to build stuff or investment
  -imbalanced pop (dependent pop left)