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Migration statistics Flashcards

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1
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usual reasons for migration

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work, family, study, culture

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forceful reasons for migratiion

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conflict, corruption, persecution, disaster

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international migrants in 1990 vs 2019

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125million vs 271million

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Migrants in Europe and Asia

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83million each, 61% of the world

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percentage of migrants in North America

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22%

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Migrants to USA in 1970 vs 2019

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12million vs 51million

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how many migrants come from Asia

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112million, being 40%

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Increase in workforce in US vs Europe by migrants

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47% US, 70% Europe

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People entering declining industries that are migrants

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24% in Europe and 28% in USA

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% of GDP that are remittances in Nepal

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29%

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How can global migration promote stability

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remittances, returning with ideas, young migrants into ageing population

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How migration promotes economic growth

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GDP boost, migrants consume, fill job gaps, remittances

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how migration promotes development

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skills brought back, business networks created

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inequalities of migration

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source country loses skilled and young ppl, not everyone can migrate, remittances cause inequality

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conflicts of migration

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social conflict between locals and migrants, pressure on services created

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injustices in migration

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vulnerable to force labour or trafficking, harsh treatment of asylum seekers, refugees

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percentage of migrants in working age

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75%

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percentage of migrants that are women

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48% in 2019

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globalisation key words

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trade, TNC, interdependence, market

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bilateral corridors

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strong trade relation between two countries as a result of globalisation

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trade agreements

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NAFTA, ASEAN, Mercosur

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demographic dividend

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increasing working population from EDCs

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impact of demographic dividend

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increase rural-urban flow,

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% of global migrants in S-S corridor

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36%, being the highest percentage

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causes of increase in S-S flows

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restrictive barriers in S-N, fast-growing economies in S, lower costs due to proximity, increasing number of refugees, more need to fill jobs

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number of refugees in 2019

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79.5million

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largest source and largest recipient of refugees 2019

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Syria and Turkey

28
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changing migration policies

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migration policies control how many people enter a country

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