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Question 1

generally, what does globalisation do to migration?

Answer 1

increases it, both between and within countries

Question 2

what is an example of outsourcing?

Answer 2

future teleradiology india: western hospitals send scans to company in india who send results within 30min.

Question 3

what is international migration?

Answer 3

the movement of people across national borders.

Question 4

how many people live outside their country of birth?

Answer 4

around 280 million

Question 5

in 2015, what were the top 3 countries with the largest number of migrants living abroad?

Answer 5

india
mexico
russia

Question 6

what percent of parents of babies born in London were born outside the UK? (2011 census data)

Answer 6

65%

Question 7

what percent of Japan’s population is over 65?

Answer 7

27%

Question 8

stat to show Japan’s ageing population?

Answer 8

working population expected to half between 2007 and 2037

Question 9

what percent of Japan’s population is migrant and how does that compare to the recommended amount?

Answer 9

1.7%, but IMF research says advanced economies need 5%

Question 10

how many migrants does the UN suggest japan needs by 2050 to maintain their population ?

Answer 10

17million

Question 11

historically what has japans immigrant policy been?

Answer 11

very closed door

Question 12

what are the problems of japan gaining immigrants?

Answer 12

unlike English, japan isn’t a global business language

govt has deeply conservative views on immigration

Question 13

what would the new bill set to come into play in april 2019 in japan do?

Answer 13

create new visa statuses that will enable foreign workers to be employed for unskilled labour in japan.

Question 14

historically what has Australia’s immigration policy been?

Answer 14

skills based: 70% immigrants accepted based on skills shortages.

Question 15

where do almost all immigrants in Australia live?

Answer 15

big cities

Question 16

stat to show immigrants aren’t an economic burden (!!shocking)

Answer 16

on average each immigrant contributes 10% more per capita to australia’s GDP each year than non immigrants.

Question 17

what do immigrants offset in Australia?

Answer 17

its ageing population

Question 18

what was Australia’s immigration policy from 2013?

Answer 18

conservative govt adopted tough tactics to halt flow of migrants.

Question 19

how did Australia stop its flow of immigrants?

Answer 19

boatloads of ppl usually arrive at Australia’s northern shores-were turned back and shipped to remote camps in Nauru and papua new guinea.

Question 20

where do Australia’s migrants arrive from?

Answer 20

boats leave Indonesia and contain migrants from Afghanistan, sri lanka and middle east.

Question 21

what does trump say about Australia’s recent immigration policy ?

Answer 21

that it was a model (shudder) but that Australia’s much easier to control bc it’s an island.

Question 22

what’s the current (2019) immigration status in Australia?

Answer 22

PM wants to slash immigration further

for immigrants already there, more opportunities in rural areas.

Question 23

what are the 4 types of migrant?

Answer 23

voluntary migrants
refugees
asylum seekers
economic migrants

Question 24

what is a voluntary migrant?

Answer 24

someone who has a choice about whether or not they migrate.

Question 25

what is a refugee?

Answer 25

someone who has been forced to leave their country.

Question 26

what is an economic migrant?

Answer 26

person who travels from 1 country to another to improve standard of living.

Question 27

what is an asylum seeker?

Answer 27

person who's left their country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another: need to be granted refugee status in order to work. have to apply for the right to international protection.

Question 28

what are the 2 main source areas for the UK for migrants?

Answer 28

the commonwealth | the eu

Question 29

why did the uk get immigrants from the commonwealth?

Answer 29

1945: labour shortages-factories, transport, nhs | so uk jobs advertised overseas in commonwealth countries

Question 30

what was the 1st ship to arrive in the uk from the commonwealth?

Answer 30

empire windrush (arriving from west indies) in 1948.

Question 31

who are the windrush generation?

Answer 31

people who arrived in the UK from 1948 to 1971 from Caribbean countries.

Question 32

when did eu movement to the uk increase and why?

Answer 32

1992 when eu was created: eu citizenship was created allowing citizens to reside in and move freely between Member States. (Maastricht treaty)

Question 33

in 2014/15 how many eu countries were in the top 10 source countries for uk immigrants?

Answer 33

9/10

Question 34

what happened to net migration in the uk after brexit?

Answer 34

plummeted: from 750,000 to under 250,000 between 2016 and 2017.

Question 35

before brexit what was the general trend of overseas nationals entering the ukl and getting NI numbers ?

Answer 35

increase: 2004: 440,00 2014: 650,000

Question 36

what is national identity?

Answer 36

a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language.

Question 37

what is sovereignty?

Answer 37

supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

Question 38

What percent do the global population live outside their country of birth?

Answer 38

3-4

Question 39

Why do most migrants move?

Answer 39

For work or to rejoin family members

Question 40

what may make someone more likely to be able to migrate to a country?

Answer 40

existing wealth-could pay ppl to help (eg ppl smugglers) skills established family members living in destination.