Module 15 Global Migration

Migration

Refers to the movement from one part of something to another.

Human Migration

Refers to the movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location.

Internal Migration
International Migration

Types of migration

Internal Migration

Refers to people moving from one area to another within one country.

International Migration

Refers to people who cross borders of one country to another.

Immigrants
Workers/laborers
Illegal migrants
Migrants
Refugees or Asylum-seekers

Types of International Migration

1

_____ in 27 people in the world were international migrants

304 Million

How many millions of people in the world were international migrants

48%

How many female are international migrants?

90%

Moved for economic reasons.

10%

Refugees or asylum-seekers.

50%

_____ of global migrants moved from developing to the developed zones of the world; they contribute from 40-80% of their work force.

High-income

______ destination countries also benefit from migration through increased supplies of labor, skills, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

83%

According to one study, ______ of the native-born population in the 22 richest OECD countries have experienced a welfare gain as a result of immigration from non-OECD countries.

$2 trillion

United States Contribution

$550 billion

Germany Contribution

$390 billion

United Kingdom Contribution

$330 billion

Australia Contribution

$320 billion

Canada Contribution

11%

United States Percentage of GDP

17%

Germany Percentage of GDP

14%

United Kingdom Percentage of GDP

25%

Australia Percentage of GDP

21%

Canada Percentage of GDP

Anti-immigrants

_______ and nationalists argue that government must control legal immigrants and put a stop of illegal entry of foreigners.

Pres. Donald Trump
UK Prime Minister Theresa May

Reverse existing pro-immigration and refugee-sympathetic policies.

Syria
Iraq

The massive inflow of refugees from ____ and ____ has raised alarm once again but has not proved to be as damaging as expected.

Germany

In _______, the inflow of refugees from the Middle East has not affected social welfare programs including wages and employment.

Remittances

Change economic and social standing of migrants’ family, purchasing power of migrants’ family double.

Host Country

90% generated by migrant workers remains in the ______. However, migrants sent billions back to their countries

India
Mexico
China
Philippines
Egypt

In 2022, _____, _____, ______, ______, and ______ were in descending Order the top five remittance recipient countries.

$580 billion

In 2014, remittance totaled ______.

High-income Countries

Almost always the main source of remittances.

United States

For decades, the ______ has consistently been the top remittance-sending country.

650%

International remittances surged by _____, from USD 128 billion to USD 831 billion between 2000 and 2022.

Migrant remittances

______ surpass foreign direct investment in boosting the GDP of developing nations.

281 million

How many million are international migrant globally?

ADB

Remittances help lifting household Global poverty but not in rebalancing growth especially in the long run.

Brain drain

Migration is siphoning qualified personnel, removing dynamic workers. This process is known as ______.

1/3

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia have lost _____ of their college graduates.

Governments

_______ are aware of this long-term handicap, but have no choice but to continue promoting migrant work as part of state policy because of the remittances’ impact on GDP.

US Federal Bureau of Investigation

_______ lists human trafficking as the third largest criminal activity worldwide

40.3 million

In 2016, _____ men, women, children are victims of forced labor.

Profitable

Human trafficking are very _____ earning syndicates, smugglers, and corrupt officials profits $150 billion a year in 2020

Human trafficking

______ is a global problem and one of the world's most shameful crimes, affecting the lives of millions of people around the world and robbing them of their dignity.

Traffickers

_____ deceive women, men and children from all corners of the world and force them into exploitative situations every day.

Sexual Exploitation

While the best-known form of human trafficking is for the purpose of ______, hundreds of thousands of victims are trafficked for the purposes of forced labour, domestic servitude, child begging or the removal of their organs.

Integration

_____ is a cornerstone of successful migration management.

Cleavages

Linguistic difficulties, customs from the old country and of late, differing religions may create ______ between migrants and citizens of receiving countries.

Global migration

______ entails the globalization of people and like the broader globalization it is uneven.

Xenophobia

______ and extreme nationalism in the receiving countries; dependency in the sending countries –will continue to be pressing issues