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The Impacts of Migration
✅ Positive Impacts:
Origin
Sending
Money
Home
Boosts the local economy
Improves development of country
More
Resources
for Others in Origin
Example:
The country could be an overpopulated country, but if there's many migrants, there's more resources left for the rest of the population.
Less pressure on the resources
Learning New
Skills
Could be used when
Migrant returns home
Knowledge
and Skill Flow
Unemployment
can reduce because of less competition for jobs
Less pressure on
education
and health care
🚫 Negative Impacts:
Origin
Loss of
Contact
with Family
Away for a long period of
time
Loss of Skilled
Labour
Borders seperate
Families
Brain Drain
Could harm Economic Development
Example:
skilled workers in India (LEDC) migrate to the US for example, which means India won't have many skilled workers left
Gender Imbalance
Fewer people to Pay
Tax
✅ Positive Impacts:
Destination
Chance to Obtain
Regular Work
Chance to Save
Money
Better
Quality
of Life
Better
Standard
of Living
Cultural
Diversity
Cheap
Labour
Skilled
Labour
Migrants
choose to work for jobs with low wages and jobs that local people choose not to do
Government
Tax Revenues
Increase
Immigrant groups can increase
BR
🚫 Negative Impacts:
Destination
Poor Working
Conditions
Racial Tension/Discrimination
Example:
Singapore didn't like 3/4 of South Asian group in their country
Causes Unfair Wage Distribution
Language
Barriers
Hard to Find
Housing
Breakdown of
Diseases
Job-Related
Issues
Job
Loss
Low-paid
Work
Long working
Hours
Increased levels of
pollution
Increased pressure on
Natural Resources
Gender Imbalance
Men
are more likely to migrate
