Lesson 8 - Migration Flashcards
Which useful migration model was introduced in 1966?
Lee’s Push-Pull Theory
What did Lee consider the main factors causing migration to be?
Positive + negative characteristics of the origin and destination (Push + Pull)
Give 3 examples of push factors
Weather
House prices
Rising crime
Give 3 examples of pull factors
Living costs
Infrastructure + services
Lifestyle
What did Lee state that migrants would have to take into account between their origin and destination? + examples
Intervening obstacles
Language barrier
Legal requirements/documents (E.g., visa)
Distance
What are the 3 types of migrants?
Displaced person
Voluntary
Illegal
Describe the stages of a displaced person
Refugee/asylum seeker
Either granted asylum or stays temporarily
Failed asylum leads to deportation
Describe the 2 types of voluntary migration
Permanent move for work or quality of life
Citizenship granted
Temporary move for work
Stays for weeks or years
Returns home
Describe the 2 types of illegal migration
Voluntary individual move for work
Lives + works until discovered
Deported
Organised move as part of criminal activity
Lives until discovered
Deported
What is a refugee?
Somebody with a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of: Race, Religion, Nationality, Political Stance, Membership of Social Group
Outside the country of their nationality
Unable/unwilling to seek protection from their own country
What is an asylum seeker?
Somebody who wishes to be classified as a refugee
What happens when an application for asylum is accepted/denied?
Accepted: Person stays and has full rights
Denied: Deported
