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.