EU vs Australia - migration

Question 1

Types of migration

Answer 1

• forced, economic, voluntary, temporary, rural-urban
• skilled = attracted by developed countries
• unskilled = attracted by emerging countries for labour jobs

Question 2

Australian migration policies

Answer 2

• skills and points based system
• highly selective but successful
• small population compared to land size and ageing population = demand for immigrants and supports the economy
• benefited as it’s an island so no borders making illegal immigration harder

Question 3

EU and UK migration policies

Answer 3

• Schengen zone (1995) gives EU citizens freedom of movement = no border control or visa checks
• UK left Eurozone 2018 = increased illegal migration and deportation to Rwanda
• Increasing numbers of asylum seekers (from Eastern Europe and middle east seeking refuge west + south)
• EU citizens make up 53% of those who are denied entry to UK
• some travel to turkey as sea voyage is shorter and UK paid Turkish government to keep immigrants in Turkey