Global Migration

Question 1

Migration

Answer 1

movement of people from place of birth to another place;

voluntary or forced relocation of people from their homes;

can be temporary, permanent, circulating, internal

Question 2

What are push factors of migration?

Answer 2

economic depression, unemployment, low pay, war/civil unrest, ethnic/religious tensions, global treaties & trade policies

Question 3

What are pull factors of migration?

Answer 3

better economic/educational/work opportunities, freedoms, higher standard of living, family connections, safety

Question 4

What are key aspects of migration?

Answer 4

remittances, nationality/visas, family reunification, assimilation

Question 5

Emmigration/immigration

Answer 5

movement to resettle in a new country, family reunification

Question 6

Temporary Migration

Answer 6

movement for work, family reasons, non-permanent residents, labor migrants

Question 7

Tourists

Answer 7

people who move about the world because they want to, for pleasure, study or business

Question 8

Internal Migration

Answer 8

movement of people within a country for work, seasonal labor

Question 9

Forced/trafficked Migration

Answer 9

people who are used in sex industries or as labor through force, fraud or coercion

Question 10

Refugees/Asylum Seekers

Answer 10

people forced to leave behind their homeland, or who leave involuntarily, go through multi-year vetting process

Question 11

Illegal vs. Undocumented Immigrants

Answer 11

people who cross borders without formal sanction of the host country;

11 million undocumented people in US;

illegal immigration vs. illegal immigrants