The Impacts of Migration migration2ndrevision1

✅ Positive Impacts: Origin

🚫 Negative Impacts: Origin

✅ Positive Impacts: Destination

🚫 Negative Impacts: Destination

Sending Money Home

More Resources for Others in Origin

Learning New Skills

Could be used when Migrant returns home

Chance to Obtain Regular Work

Chance to Save Money

Better Quality of Life

Better Standard of Living

Loss of Contact with Family

Away for a long period of time

Poor Working Conditions

Racial Tension/Discrimination

Language Barriers

Hard to Find Housing

Example: Singapore didn't like 3/4 of South Asian group in their country

Causes Unfair Wage Distribution

Cultural Diversity

Cheap Labour

Skilled Labour

Breakdown of Diseases

Knowledge and Skill Flow

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

Job-Related Issues

Job Loss

Low-paid Work

Long working Hours

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.

Boosts the local economy

Improves development of country

Gender Imbalance

Unemployment can reduce because of less competition for jobs

Less pressure on the resources

Less pressure on education and health care

Fewer people to Pay Tax

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

Increased levels of pollution

Increased pressure on Natural Resources

Gender Imbalance

Men are more likely to migrate

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