Migration Flashcards
What is migration?
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another usually involving a change of address.
What is an emigrant?
An emigrant is a person who leaves a place.
What is an immigrant?
An immigrant is someone who arrives in a place.
What is a refugee?
Refugees are people who are forced to leave their home as a result of war, whether civil or with another country, or persecution due to political or religious beliefs or environmental disasters eg. floods, droughts, earthquake. When they enter another country they may be called asylum.
What is a push factor?
A push factor is a reason to leave an area, ie what pushes them away from their home.
What is a pull factor?
A pull factor is a reason why people move to a particular area, ie what pulls them to a new place.
Give examples of push factors.
- Dangerous living conditions
- No transport links
- Famine/war
- Not many jobs
- Not many schools
- High crime
- Drought
- Crop failure
- Flooding
- Poverty
- Poor weather
Give examples of pull factors.
- Transport links
- Good weather/climate
- Shops
- Loads of jobs
- Variety in schools
- More health care
- Better Services
- Safer/less crime
- More fertile land
- Lower risk from natural hazards
What are some positive impacts of migration on the country of origin?
- As migrants leave, jobs become available for those unemployed.
- Migrants who go overseas can send money home.
- Fewer people to be fed and housed.
What are some negative impacts of migration on the country of origin?
- “Brain drain”-youngest, brightest and most able tend to leave.
- Houses become vacant/lie empty.
- Less people working, paying taxes to pay for schools, hospitals etc.
What are some positive impacts of migration on the country of destination?
- Increase cultural diversity.
- Migrants will fill jobs that local people won’t or can’t do.
- Migrants can set up companies/create employment.
What are some negative impacts of migration on the country of destination?
-Increase competition for jobs, meaning it could be harder to get
one.
- More demand for housing, forcing prices up.
- Language barriers/racism
- Increased pressure on the health care and educational system.
What is Enrique story?
-Enrique Canchda is 42 years old and he is Mexican from
Zacatecas. He has a wife and two young daughters. His daughters are often ill.
-He tried to swim across the Rio Grande at night with 10 other people, he got caught and sent back. This time he decided to slice off the top of a leather seat and went inside the cushion. The plan was deadly. His friend drove the car. The guards at the San Ysidoro crossing saw his legs sticking out and they were caught.
-He is doing this because the USA government spends more on education and healthcare than Mexico’s government. He wants to be able to send money home as he doesn’t earn enough in Mexico. His daughters are also ill often so he would want to help pay for their healthcare.
