Overview of Immigration 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Development StudiesPopulation and SocietyUniversityNone Created by: LibertyCreated on: 17-01-14 08:31 Introduction Migration is a permanent move from one place of residence to another It involves a change in the daily life activity space Immigration is the flow of people into a country Emigration is the flow of people out of a country The country of origin is the sedning country The country of destination is the receiving country Most migration takes place from low-income countries to low-income countries The least amount of migration takes place from high-income countries to low-income countries The majority of migrants therefore come from low-income countries International migrants currently account for 3.2% of the world's population Decisions of migration are based on push and pull factors 1 of 5 Types of Migration Internal migration - migration within a country or region International migration - migration from one country to another country Step-migration - migration from country to country until finally reaching destination country Chain migration - migration where people move to another country to join family or friends already living in the destination country Seasonal migration - for work e.g. agriculture Involuntary or forced migration - people forced to migrate due to factors such as war, religion, race, genocide etc Return migration - people returning to their origin country e.g. retirement Legal/illegal migration - people with or without permission to live in the destination country 2 of 5 UN Definitions The UN definition of a long-term migrant is, 'a person who moves to a country other than his/her home country for a period of at least 12 months'. The UN definition of a short-term migrant is, ' a person who moves to a country other than his/her home country for a period of at least 3 months' 3 of 5 Highest Receiving Countries USA Canada Australia New Zealand Japan EU 4 of 5 Ravenstein's Laws of Migration The main direction of migration is from rural to urban areas People only migrate long distances if they are moving to a centre of commerce Most migrants are adults Migration proceeds step by step Large towns grow more by migration than natural increase People generally migrate short distances 5 of 5
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