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Question 1

What does assimilation mean?

Answer 1

Groups of one culture adopt values and behaviours of another culture, leading to the loss of original cultural identity.

Gradual integration of immigrant groups into lifestyle of a host country

Question 2

Why is there lack of migration integration in Germany?

Answer 2

Turkish immigrants that have moved to Germany find it hard to fit in
Germany need immigration due to ageing population
Turkish immigrants have better education, regard Germany as home now

Question 3

What are social impacts of migration?

Answer 3

+ people from other countries encourage learning of new languages
+ more new services
- aspects of cultural identity lost

Question 4

What are the economic impacts of migration?

Answer 4

• loss of young workforce
• money earnt by migrants goes back to source country
  + new skills brought
  + less desirable jobs filled

Question 5

What are the political impacts of migration?

Answer 5

• requests for aid off source country
  + relationships between countries

Question 6

What are the demographic impacts of migration?

Answer 6

+ natural increase is encouraged
+ ease overpopulation
- schools dominated by migrant children
- discrimination increases

Question 7

What are the factors affecting rates of assimilation?

Answer 7

• bi-cultural marriages
• ability to find a job
• how heavily people rely on benefits
• average wages
• ability to learn the language

Question 8

How do migration policies differ?

Answer 8

Dependent on wealth, skills and opportunities

Question 9

How do Americans feel about illegal immigration?

Answer 9

• more support for building barriers
• trump shows to be more restrictive
• dependent on the area and its ethnicity and community depends on the opinion of people