Migration
The movement from one place to another
Types
Internal
External
Immigration
Emigration
Push Factors
War
Environmental issues issues
Natural disasters
Unemployment
Poor living conditions
Pull Factors
Better safety as in: less conflict, political stability, fewer natural disasters, etc.
Job opportunities
Better housing, sanitation
Threats
Job shortages for the immigrants
Cultural differences
Disruptions in economic lives of individuals and their families
Acceptance into their society
Consequences
Positive
Negative
Population growth
Contributions to economy
Possible migrants could return with new skills
Improved cultural diversity
While in the host country, migrants are in a vulnerable position
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trafficking
Exploitation
Xenophobia
Increase in the cost of local services in host countries
Potential overpopulation
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International migration is the movement from one country to another
People who leave their country are said to emigrate
People who move into another country are called immigrants
The movement of people into a country is known as immigration
Forced Migration
Factors which influence one to move away from their original place of residence.
Case studies
Australia had this policy to attract migration from Britain to increase populations in Australia to help with labours and stuff
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Better healthcare and education
Closer to friends and family
Factors which influence one to go to another place, away from their original place of residence.
Migration as a result of a crisis, such as a war or natural disaster.
When people from a foreign country move to the host country to settle.
People moving from one place in a country to another (domestic)
People moving from one country to another (non-domestic)
When people leave a country to go and live in another.
Many people were forced to migrate to Germany and Czechoslovakia after the abolishment of Austro-Hungarian Empire
hard to learn the language to communicate
finding affordable housing
low paying job
Lack of suitable housing
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Mexicans frequently immigrate to America, whether legally or illegally, due to a better quality of life, such as healthcare and education, as well as more job opportunities and significantly higher wages
As a result, billions of dollars are sent back to Mexico from the immigrants, but some villages in Mexico are suffering a lack of the economically active.