Migration

Migration - the movement of people from one country to another

Immigrant - A person entering from outside the country

Emigrant - A person who leaves their home country to live in another

Push factor - Reasons to want to LEAVE HOME region

Pull factor - Reasons to want to MOVE to a NEW region

Open Door Policy (UK in 1950's and 60's)

• UK gives ex colonial countries free entry to UK
• Migrants came from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Carribbean
• Why - because they needed migrant workers
• Advantages - met the shortage of unskilled and semiskilled labour, played important part in past - war, reconstruction of country
• Tensions - public money had to be…