Demography- migration Flashcards
What are asylum seeker?
Someone who say he/she is a refugee, but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated
What is the common wealth?
A voluntary group of independent countries, some of which were former british colonies
What economic migrant?
A person who travels from one country or area to another in order to improve standard of living
What is the european union?
A group of countries which work together in fields such as the environment, social issues, economy and trade
What are refugees?
A person who had been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
What are emigration?
Leaving your homeland to live in another country
What is immigration?
Coming to another country to live there
What is migration?
The movement of people from one place to another
Percentage of ethnic minoritys vs white in the UK?
White- 81%
Asian- 9.6%
Black- 4.2%
Mixed- 3%
Other- 2.2%
Predictions of migration?
Between 2020 and 2045 population will be +3.9 mill
-More deaths then birth
-More migrition
Migration- push factors?
Lack of services
Lack of saftey
High crime
Crop failure
Drought
Poverty
War
Migration- pull factors?
High employment
More wealth
Better service
Good climate
Safety/less crime
Political stability
Fertile land
Better education
What is met migration and what’s happening with it?
Total immigration- Total emigration
Slowly increase
Pattern in migration?
1950- increased after ww2, people from south asian countries and the caribbean were encouraged to come to the UK to rebuild the country
2004/07- peaked due to joining EU
Legislation on immigration- 1960’s?
Immigration legislation has restricted immigration from south asia to caribbean
Legislation on immigration- 1999?
Made tougher for asylum seeker to settle in UK
Legislation on immigration- 2008?
Polish workers who came to UK due to booming economy returned to poland one economy recovered
Legislation on immigration- Brexit?
Leaving EU
meaning less immigration to UK
What is the immigration point system?
To live in the UK, migration will have to gain point, if they gain 70 they can stay
By gaining a job offer of an appropriate skill with an english speaker or if the job is in shortage
-Application fee depends on citizens length of stay, if skill isn’t on list fee have to pay for health
Point system- how to get 70 point?
20 p- job offer
20p- skilled job
10p- speak english
20p- PhD in STEM subject
