Migration Flashcards
What are the majority of migrants
Majority of migrants are economic migrants - seeking work and to send money back to their family through remittances.
What is Lee’s model of migration
Push and pull and neutral factors
Intervening obstacles eg natural barriers oceans, costs, health , language , religion
Globalisation and internet has helped reduced these intervening obstacles .
Personal factors ( perception , knowledge , culture , life cycle stage)
How much of the world population migrate internationally
less than 3.7%
What is the proportion of male to female migrants on average.
Male 52% : Female 48%
However this differs in other region
e.g western Asia (oil / gulf states) men far outnumber women, but in the Philippines, women outnumber men.
How much of all migrants move to rich AC countries
75%
How much are asylum seekers given in UK and France.
Uk pays £3 a day. France pays £6
Do asylum seekers have to eek refugee status in the first safe country they arrive in
No, 1951 Geneva (or Refugee) convention does not state this. However the Dublin Regulation for Europe states that assylum should be sought in the first safe country. And refugees can be returned to their country of entry if they travel further.
