3.2 Consequences of migration

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3.2 Consequences of migration in area of origin

Today:

1) PIF check w/laptop

2) Consequences with book & neighbour

3) Finish & check work of 5.1

4) Start exercises of 5.2

No religious freedom in my country.

1. Economic
2. Socio-cultural
3. Ecological
4. Political

Famine, natural disasters and conflict.

1. Push
2. Pull

Joining a spouse in a new country.

1. Family reunification
2. Family formation

Studying abroad.

1. Economic
2. Socio-cultural
3. Ecological
4. Political

What is 'aspiration' when it comes to migration?

What is the difference between a refugee and a asylum seeker?

PIF: Make a logical sentence about why people do or don't move with at least three of the four words: involuntary, spouse, famine, acquantaince, immobility.

PIF: Make a logical sentence (or two) about Dubai with these words: tourism industry, prosperity, migrant worker.

What do you think are the positive consequences of migration for the area of origin?

Read 3.2 - consequences in area of origin

• Read individually -> then take turns to explain
• Person A: How does migration influence demography?
• Person B: How might migration influence the economic diversity?

Demografic consequences of migration

The size and the composition of the population in the area of origin changes

• The place where migrants come from

Demography- describes the compostion and size of the population (men/women, ages, large/small etc.)

2010

2015

2020

How has the demography of Syria changed between 2010 and 2015?

If "most refugees move to the nearest destination that is safe" is true, where do you expect most Syrian refugees?

1. Beirut (Jordan)
2. Istanbul (Turkey)
3. Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
4. London (United Kingdom)

Economic consequences of migration

Migrant workers send remittances: money to mostly family (and sometimes friends)

What would people use remittances for?

Can you think of any negative consequences of remittances?

Workbook exercises

Finish 3.1 ex. 1-6

Check your work of 5.1 with the answersheet in Teams & ask questions. -> improve with a different colour pen.

Use 3.2

Start exercise 1-6 (2 lessons to complete)

5.2 Consequences of Migration in area of origin

Today:

1) Knowledge check with hands &laptop

2) Finish exercises of 3.2

3) Check your work with the answersheet?

Demographic consequences of migration

Mostly economic migration has a big influence on the size and composition of the population in the area of origin.

For example?

But political migration might also been seen in a population diagram.

Demography- describes the composition of the population.

In which 2 ways has the demography of Syria changed between 2010 and 2015?

Remittances & labour migration

Remittances end up where?

• Often used to invest in companies, education, healthcare, agriculture and housing by those who stayed behind.

Benefits of labour migration for countries of origin?

• Huge improvement in quality of life
• Unemployment rates drop (less people compete for same jobs)

Drawbacks of labour migration for country of origin?

• Well educated and most enterprising people leave
• Neglect/underuse of agricultural land

Social-cultural consequences

Which social cultural consequences do we see in the country of origin?

• Those who remain hear good stories from the migrant and so aspirations grow. 
• People with a migrant in their family are seen to have a higher status in the community. 
• The migrant shares new ideas and due to money people have the possibility to further modernize.
• Braindrain (emigration) / Braingain (return migration)

Social-cultural consequences

Which social cultural consequences do we see in the country of origin?

• Those who remain hear good stories from the migrant and so aspirations grow. 
• People with a migrant in their family are seen to have a higher status in the community.
• The migrant shares new ideas and due to money people have the possibility to further modernize.
• Braindrain (emigration) / Braingain (return migration)

How do involuntarily returning migrants influence the status of their family?

Migration, development and return migration

The terms aspirations & capabilities, in combination with the level of development of a country, let's you predict whether it is likely that more people will migrate.

Read the exerpt from the article
"UK steps up work to reduce illegal migration" 

Explain, using the source, if improving education & employment opportunities in Africa & the Middle East will resort to more or less migration to the UK

John sends money to his family in his original hometown and they improve the neighbourhood.

1. social stratification
2. remittance
3. brain drain
4. brain gain

Workbook exercises

Use 3.2

Make exercise 1-6

Finished? Show me :-) I might upload the answersheet early

How does the new area change?

1. population changes
2. multicultural society
3. segregation might occur
4. poverty always increases

These people are an axample of __________ people in the Dutch Society.

1. segregated
2. multicultural
3. emigrant
4. integrated

Name all the effects of migration in the country of origin.

Which three levels are looked at, when the effects of migration in the area of destination are examined?

A synonym for a 'host country' is:

What can cause stress for the migrant?

1. adapting to a society
2. higher wages
3. sending remmitances
4. wage penalties

Why do immigrants usually do jobs that require less skill?

Which group threatens the low-skilled workers' wages?

1. immigrants
2. high-skilled workers
3. emigrants
4. refugees

Skim p.92-93
Against what is this man protesting?