4⃣ Demography 5) Migration Flashcards
Describe immigration in the UK
⚫️from 1900 to 1940s ➡️largest immigrant in the UK ➡Irish ➡️european jews ➡British descendent - Canada, USA ➡️very few were non-white
What is migration
⚫️movement of people
➡️can be internal or international
➡️affects the size and age of the population
➡️until 1980s more people left UK than entered it
Describe white and non- white immigrants during 1950s-70s
⚫️non-white immigrants
➡️began to come from Caribbean, Africa, south Asia
⚫️2001
➡️minority ethnic- 7.9% of population
Describe the immigration and nationality act
⚫️from 1962 - 1990
➡️placed several restrictions on non-white immigrants
⚫️1980s
➡️non-white accounted 1/4 of immigrants
⚫️mainly white countries in EU
➡️became chief source of immigrants
Whats the impact of immigration on family diversity
⚫️asian-extended family
⚫️black- lone family
Describe the emigration in UK
⚫since 1900
➡️most emigrants gone to
➡️USA, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, South Africa
What are the two economic main reasons for emigrating
⚫️push factors
➡️unemployment and economic recession
⚫️pull factors
➡️higher wages or better opportunities
What are the non-economic reasons for migrating
⚫️flee from
➡️political persecution
➡️or ethnic persecution