Migration, Identity and Sovereignty - Case Studies Flashcards
Mediterranean migration
Illegal immigration to Europe growing since Syrian war in 2011
1 million crossed Mediterranean by 2016 - 63% were from Syria and Afghanistan
700 deaths in April 2014
Greece and Italy who receive the migrants want them distributed throughout Europe
Migration from Bangladesh due to climate change
1/3 of the country can be flooded at once
400,000 migrants move to Dhaka everyday
Migration from Myanmar
Run by military dictatorship for 50 years
Majority of the pop are Buddhist and want the Muslims out of the country
Pop declined 600,000 in 2 years
43,000 killed Bangladesh were not well equipped to deal with the refugees
Mexico - USA migration
Obama called for workers permits to be given to illegal immigrants
2016 - USA’s operation to deport illegal immigrants was strengthened
No. of border crossings rose in 2015 due to drought and gang violence
Impacts of migration from Mexico to USA
9/11 led to greater security concerns - support grew for ‘anti-immigration’
Trump wanted to ban Muslims from the USA
Now 60million Hispanics in the USA
Baltimore inviting migrants
Losing Pop rapidly
Opened shops etc to attract people to the area
10,000 migrants in 10 years
Rwanda - Conflict on colonial borders
Before Berlin Conference it was unified region
After Berlin conference Germany established rule over the area which Belgium later took
Gained independence in 1962
Hutus rebelled and Tutsi fled
Genocide 800,00 Tutsi killed
1994 Hutu fled to DRC and UN established tribunal to try people for the genocide
Somalia as a failed state - Causes
8 million malnourished in 2011
Rural areas became isolated as little capital was invested into them
Military dictators gained power which led to civil wars in the country
Extended dry seasons as the ICTZ migrated south
Somalia as a failed state - Impacts
Children becoming soldiers
20% of the pop ahs fled their homes
Gov losing money to supress militia such as Al-Shabaab
