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Migration

1. what is migration?

   • The movement of people across a specified a boundary, national or international, to establish a new permanent place of residence

2. impacts of migration

   • origin
     • the country loses social investment in education once migrant has left
       • increased demand for housing and services
     • less pressure on resources such as land
   • destination
     • increased earning and employment opportunities for the migrant
       • separation from relatives and friends
     • the migrant worker may face greater labour market competition in certain sectors

3. types of migration

   • forced
     • violent
       • unemployement
         • low wages
   • voluntary
     • work
       • better wages
   • external
     • internal
       • emigartion
         • immigration
           • return migration
             • seasonal migration
               • it menas: When people move with each season (e.g., farm workers following crop harvests or working in cities off-season).
             • it menas: When groups of people move back to where they came from.
           • it menas: Moving into a new country (e.g., the Pilgrims immigrated to America).
         • it menas: Leaving one country to move to another (e.g., the Pilgrims emigrated from England).
       • it means: Moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent.
     • it menas: Moving to a new home in a different state, country, or continent.

4. people who migrate

   • mostly male
   • between 18-25 years old
   • Mexico, Philipines, China
     • labour
   • refugee
   • emmigrant
   • immigrant

5. why do people migrate

   • push factors
     • religious persecution
     • natural disaster
     • violence
     • unemployment
     • low wages
     • natural hazards
     • poor medical care
     • political fear
       • environmental problems
     • bad education
   • pull factors
     • good schools/better education
     • more jobs
     • better wages
       • higher standard of living
         • labour demand
           • political and religious freedom

6. measuring

   • census
   • remitances
   • language
   • religion
   • remitances
   • identity- food/culture