Migration

Migration

1. Positive

   • Migration promotes stability, growth & development within and between countries through flows of people, money, ideas and technology.
     • Greater understanding of the other countries government.
     • Can stimulate local economies even open up new markets in demand for food, clothing, music etc.
   • Returning migrants, have acquired new ideas & values including democracy & equality can contribute to peacebuilding conflict resolution.
   • More youthful working population in an ageing population - balanced age structure & pop growth.
   • Migrant remittances are a source of foreign exchange - economic stability.
   • Diversity - educates people from the recipient country - empathy.
   • more skilled workers - work harder & fill skilled job shortages. Increases GDP - pay tax.
   • New skills learnt then taken home.
   • Less population in origin county.
     • Un 'migration & development' projects between partner countries are involving families, local authorities & public & private service provider in effective 'bottom up' approaches to development.
   • Strong ties with other countries Bilateral movements & relationship e.g India & Poland.
   • remittances can supplement household income, stimulate consumption, provide funds for local investment & stimulate local multiplier effects in the country of origin.
   • Release the taxation on pension as more taxes being paid.

2. Negative

   • Migration causes inequalities, conflict and injustices for people and places through uneual flows of people, money, ideas & technology.
     • Political instability - tension e.g. syria EU said you had to take certain amount.
     • Redistribution of population of reproductive age - decrease birth rates.
   • Lose proportion of young - downward economic spiral.
   • Brain drain - left with older less skilled people.
   • Erosion of culture - by host country culture when people return.
   • Migrant remittances can increase inequalities between families who receive them and those who don't.
   • Increase population.
   • Better education - people that migrate.
   • Pressure on areas - education, health
   • Nordes areas of conflict.
   • Strain on resources.
   • Conflict - gangs & crime terrorism..
   • Not strong enough without remittances.
   • Ilegal migration - don't pay tax.
   • Increase environmental pollution.
   • Causes countries to argue snd fallout & causes political decisions to be made.