AP Human Geography unit 2 topic 2.12

What are some economic effects of migration for the receiving country?

Immigrants are a source of labor for unwanted jobs, and they also tend to open their own businesses.

What are some economic effects of migration for the countries of origin?

Decrease of unemployment, less strain on resources, remittances, and brain drain.

Define brain drain.

Loss of trained or educated people to emigration.

Define remittances

Money that a person will send to their family back at their home country.

What are some social/demographic effects of migration for receiving countries?

Immigrants bring their culture, which could spur discrimination. immigration has been the main source of population growth.

What are some social/demographic effects of migration for countries of origin?

Unbalances sex ratio, dependency ratio, young and elderly are left behind, relief from over crowding.

Define Xenophobia.

The fear of people from other countries.

What are some political effects of immigration for receiving countries AND countries of origin.

Law restrict immigration due to xenophobia or to limit cultural diversity, laws that encourage immigration.