International Migration Case Studies

Question 1

What is an international migrant?

Answer 1

A person who moves voluntarily from one country to another for a better standard of living.

Question 2

What is meant by diaspora community?

Answer 2

Diaspora communities are those who move in large numbers from one country to another.

Question 3

Pull factors for migrant?

Answer 3

• Better education
• Better services
• Better infrastructure
• Human rights
• Access to food and water (basic necessities)

Question 4

Push factors for migration?

Answer 4

• Conflict and war
• Lack of services
• Limited healthcare and education
• Poor infrastructure

Question 5

How many international migrants moved from Poland to the Uk in 2004?

Answer 5

69,000

Question 6

How many polish migrants were there in the UK by 2014?

Answer 6

850,000 - which is the largest minority group in the UK.

Question 7

What skills did the polish have?

Answer 7

Mainly skilled trade work which makes up 50% of all polish occupations.

Question 8

How many people are living the in the Uk and are Eastern European?

Answer 8

1 million

Question 9

After Brexit in 216 how many polish people now live in the UK?

Answer 9

450,000 (more than halved)

Question 10

When did the Syrian civil war start and how many people were killed?

Answer 10

It started march 2011 and nearly 400,000 people were killed.

Question 11

How many Syrian people were forcibly displaced due to the civil war?

Answer 11

Over 13 Million people (The UN estimates)

Question 12

3 Main factors affecting Syrian migrants

Answer 12

1. Loss of life
2. Poor/destroyed infrastructure
3. Damage and loss of businesses so they cannot earn money.

Question 13

What % of Syrian migrants went to Serbia?

Answer 13

34%

Question 14

What % of Syrian migrants went to Germany?

Answer 14

23%

Question 15

What % of Syrian migrants wet to Sweden?

Answer 15

21%

Question 16

What were Germanys concerns over taking syrian refugees in?

Answer 16

At first they welcomed them with open arms. They made them feel at home. This meant that the refugees contacted family and friends telling them that Germany is the best place to migrate to, and this meant there was a sudden large influx of Syrian refugees in Germany.

Question 17

By 2015 how many Syrian migrant was there is Germany?

Answer 17

Over 800,000

Question 18

How many people migrate abroad each year in Bangladesh?

Answer 18

500,000

Question 19

Why do Bangladesh people migrate abroad? (Environmental)

Answer 19

It’s densely populated, with frequent flooding, cyclones, droughts and river bank erosion. Climate change is exacerbating this.

Question 20

Why do Bangladesh people migrate abroad? (Cultural)

Answer 20

Husbands are seen as the ‘provider’ in their culture and therefor they must migrate in order to send money home for remittances so that their families can have a better quality of life and standard of living.

Question 21

Why do Bangladeshi people migrate abroad? (Demographic)

Answer 21

Population increases are higher than ever and Bangladesh is becoming increasingly densely populated. This means towns and cities are difficult to move around and there’s a poorer standard of living =.

Question 22

What % of GDP in Bangladesh is sent back to homes for remittances?

Answer 22

9%

Question 23

What percentage of the population survive on less than $1.25 per day?

Answer 23

50%

Question 24

Where do most Bangladeshi people migrate to?

Answer 24

59% go to the Middle East.