MIGRATION

EMIGRATION - number of people leaving country

IMMIGRATION - number of people entering a country

NET MIGRATION - Immigration - migration

• Untill the 1980's emigration outweighed immigration
• Mainly to USA, Australia, New Zealand & Canada
• Mostly young adults
• Economic Reasons
• WWII = weak economy = encouraged to leave the country

• First part of 20th century = Irish/eastern Europeans
• 1950's = immigration from the Caribbean
• 1960/70's = Indian sub-continent & Asians from East Africa
• Last 20 years = Majority are European
• Economic & political persecution
• Employment
• Immigration controls have limited movement from non-European countries

• Immigration now outweighs emigration
• Annual net migration = 200,000 per year
• Mainly the result of the entry into the EC of many European states