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Global Migration
Global Migration
Global Migration
Migration (human) is the permanent change of residence by an individual or
group; it excludes such movements as nomadism, migrant labor, commuting,
and tourism, all of which are transitory in nature (Britannica, n.d.). It is the
crossing of the boundary of a political or administrative unit for a certain
minimum period of time. It includes the movement of refugees, displaced
persons, uprooted people as well as economic migrants. Internal migration
refers to a move from one area (a province, district or municipality) to
another within one country. International migration is a territorial
relocation of people between nation-states. Two forms of relocation can be
excluded from this broad definition: first, a territorial movement which does
not lead to any change in ties of social membership and therefore remains
largely inconsequential both for the individual and for the society at the
points of origin and destination, such as tourism; second, a relocation in
which the individuals or the groups concerned are purely passive objects
rather than active agents of the movement, such as organized transfer of
refugees from states of origins to a safe haven (UNESCO, n.d.).
1. Safety
2. Natural disaster
3. Political conflict
4. Education
5. Family
6. Career
7. Economic betterment
Push-Pull Factor
Some of the reasons that trigger global migration can be explained by what’s
known as the Push-Pull factor. Pull factors are factors in the destination
country that attract the individual or group to leave their home. These
factors attract people to a new place largely because of the opportunities
presented in the new location were not available to them previously. An
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example of a pull factor would include a family moving from a country with
minimal job opportunities to a new location with more opportunities for a
successful career. The beneficial elements that the new country presents
encourages people to migrate there in order to seek a better life for their
families.
A push factor refers to conditions which force people to leave their homes. A
person would typically move because of distress (safety, natural disaster, or
political conflict). Although push factors don’t require a person to leave their
home, the conditions impacting the push factors often negatively impact the
quality of life for the person if they choose to stay. Places that experience
drought and famine, war conflicts, and/or high unemployment would
contribute to the push factors that trigger migration for that country’s
residents (Blackman, 2017).
Today people are moving more than ever before. There are presently around
258 million international migrants. That figure has grown rapidly since the
turn of the millennium, when there were 173 million. Together with the
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Below are two tables explaining the positive and negative effects for both the
country losing migrants, and the country gaining immigrants (BBC, n.d.):
References
BBC (n.d.). Effects of Migration. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk
Blackman, T. (2017, December 13). What is Global Migration? Retrieved from
https://brombergtranslations.com
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