The Impacts of International Migration

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The Impacts of International Migration

• AP Human Geography

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Objective

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able
  to describe the positive and negative impacts
  that international migrations have at their
  origins and destinations.

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Migration/Immigration/Emigration

• Migration refers to directed, regular, or
  systematic movement of a group of objects,
  organisms, or people
• Immigration is the introduction of new people
  into a habitat or population
• Emigration is the act of leaving one's native
  country or region to settle in another. It is the
  same as immigration but from the perspective of
  the country of origin.

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Net-in Migration/Net-out Migration/Chain Migration

• Net-in migration the total number of people who
  arrive to a country
• Net-out migration the total number of people who
  leave a country
• Chain Migration immigrants from a particular
  country follow others (like family) from that
  same country to a new country

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Social Impacts
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Positive Impacts in the Country of Origin

• New ideas from the adopted country filter back to
  the home country

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Negative Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Families may be separated

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Positive Impacts in the Destination Country

• Multi-culturalism

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Negative Impacts in the Destination Country

• Migrants more likely to have jobs that were
  dirty, dangerous and difficult
• Racism

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Economic Impacts
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Remittances

• Remittances money sent back by migrant to their
  family in the home community.
• In 2008, international remittances 397 billion

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Remittances

• Top Remittance Sending Countries The US, and
  Western European Countries
• Top Remittance Receiving Countries India, China,
  Mexico, and the Philippines

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Positive Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Remittances
• Help alleviate poverty
• Spark investment
• Cushion the impact of global recession

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Negative Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Brain Drain Due to the fact that international
  migration is expensive, usually its the highly
  skilled labor force leaving origin country

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Positive Impacts in the Destination Country

• Brain Gain on the receiving end of getting
  highly skilled and educated labor force

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Negative Impacts in the Destination Country

• Increased rates of unemployment
• Jobs may go to migrants, especially if they can
  be paid less

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Political Impacts
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Positive Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Living in new country can affect attitudes of
  what happens in home country.
• Example the harshest critics of authoritarian
  governments in the Middle East and Asia are often
  exiles living in other countries.

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Negative Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Loses voting population/loss of political voice

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Positive Impacts in the Destination Country

• Immigrants are more likely to vote for parties in
  the center and left, rather than right (can be
  both positive a negative depending on
  perspective)

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Negative Impacts in the Destination Country

• Political Tension
• Mexican migration to the US (both legal and
  illegal)
• Militarization of the Mexican Border
• Increased Muslim migration has led to fears
  (Islamization of Europe)

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Environmental Impacts
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Positive Impacts in the Country of Origin

• Less pressure on countries resources due to
  lowered population

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Mexican Migrants Risk All

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vj-baUd7bX08