Global Migration Terminology

Question 1

Economic migrant

Answer 1

Person who moves from another country, region or place, involving a permanent or semi-permanent change of residence, to improve their standard of living or job opportunities.

Question 2

Migrant remittances

Answer 2

Money transferred from one country to another, sent home by migrants to their family, friends and community.

Question 3

Refugee

Answer 3

A person who has moved outside the country of his/her nationality or usual domicile because of genuine fear of persecution or death.

Question 4

Asylum seeker

Answer 4

A person who seeks entry to another country by claiming to be a refugee.

Question 5

Net migration

Answer 5

Difference between the number of people moving permanently into an area and out of that area.

Question 6

Immigration

Answer 6

In-migration of people into a country, which involves a permanent change of residence.

Question 7

Emigration

Answer 7

Out-migration of people from a country, which involves permanent change of residence.

Question 8

Push factors

Answer 8

Negative attributes of a migrant’s place of origin which force a migrant to leave.

Question 9

Pull factors

Answer 9

Positive attributes of a place or destination which attract migrants.

Question 10

Intervening obstacles

Answer 10

Physical, economic, social and political factors which may disrupt or terminate a migration at any point between origin and destination.

Question 11

Multiplier effect

Answer 11

The process by which a new or expanding economic activity in an area creates additional employment as its employees have money to spend on goods and services. As the wealth of an area increases it stimulates more economic activity.

Question 12

Diaspora

Answer 12

The spread of an ethnic or national group from their homeland eg Jews from Israel or Kurds from Kurdistan.

Question 13

International migrant stock

Answer 13

The number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. This also includes refugees.