Migration
Syrian refugee crisis
Does society have a common duty to protect immigrants?
society is obliged to shelter
Illegal immigration into the EU
Mexican - USA migration
The adventures of Fernando Taco Potato illegally migrating to the USA from Mexico City
Immigrants can take up the labour workforce, leading to a growth in development as second generation immigrants will take jobs with higher qualifications. This will lead to cycle of growth for the country, boosting economic development.
If the migrants were forced to leave their homes by a force out of their control, then the international community should do everything they can to support them, and help solve the problems plaguing their countries. However if the migrants our migrating out of choice, they should be left to their own devices.
Canada is underpopulated and welcomes migrants because they need a larger workforce to develop as a country. Furthermore, the poorer migrants are often willing to do the low wage jobs.
society is obliged to make migrants feel welcome to make sure they integrate. If they don't integrate, it could make them feel like outcasts and make them hate the country they're living in.
Positive
Job vacancies and skills gaps can be filled.
Economic growth can be sustained.
Services to an ageing population can be maintained when there are insufficient young people locally.
The pension gap can be filled by the contributions of new young workers and they also pay taxes.
Immigrants bring energy and innovation.
Host countries are enriched by cultural diversity.
Failing schools (and those with falling numbers) can be transformed.
Negative
Depression of wages may occur but this seems to be temporary.
Having workers willing to work for relatively low pay may allow employers to ignore productivity, training and innovation.
Migrants may be exploited.
Increases in population can put pressure on public services.
Unemployment may rise if there are unrestricted numbers of incomers.
There may be integration difficulties and friction with local people.
Large movements of people lead to more security monitoring.
Ease of movement may facilitate organised crime and people trafficking.
Do countries have the right to reject migrants? If the influx of migrants is very large, how does the country know who is not a genuine refugee?
Migrants should take a background check
If there are too many for the country to accomodate
if they have a criminal record (serious crimes)
Attitude towards migrants in different countries
Bigotry
Academic analysis- from the view of an professor, assessing the ways people react to migrants
Perspective as a charity trying to raise awareness
Anecdote: Rejected from the EU than found refuge in Canada.
History of Migration
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Islamophobia
The migrants entering the EU are largely muslim and there is a lot of negativity surrounding them because they have a bad reputation.
Exaggeration from the media
Because lots of past terrorists have claimed to be Islamic, even when they are not. This has caused many people, especially those who have been affected by such terror attack, to wrongly associate the religion