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Immigration
History, causes on the economy and politics

Migration vs. emigration vs. Immigration

Migration
physical movement by humans from one district to another, some times over long distances or in large groups.

Emigration
Movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.

Immigration
Is the introduction of new people into a habitat or population. It is a biological concept and is important in population ecology

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Types Of Migration
Internal Migration: Moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent. External Migration: Moving to a new home in a different state, country, or continent. Emigration: Leaving one country to move to another (e.g., the Pilgrims emigrated from England). Immigration: Moving into a new country (e.g., the Pilgrims immigrated to America). Population Transfer: When a government forces a large group of people out of a region; usually based on
ethnicity or religion. This is also known as an involuntary or forced migration.

Impelled Migration (also called "reluctant" or "imposed" migration): Individuals are not forced out of their
country, but leave because of unfavorable situations such as warfare, political problems, or religious persecution.

Step Migration: A series of shorter, less extreme migrations from a person's place of origin to final
destinationsuch as moving from a farm, to a village, to a town, and finally to a city.

Chain Migration: A series of migrations within a family or defined group of people; a chain migration often
begins with one family member who sends money to bring other family members to the new location.

Pull vs. Push Factors

Pull
Job opportunities Better living conditions Political and/or religious freedom Enjoyment Education Better welfare programs Security Family links Industry

Push
Not enough jobs Few opportunities Primitive conditions Desertification Famine/drought Political and religious persecution Loss of wealth Natural Disasters Pollution Discrimination Lack of legal rights Wars

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Immigration & Facts

214 million is the estimated number of international migrants worldwide. 3.1% is the percentage of the worlds population who are migrants. 5th is the rank of migrants would constitute the fifth populous country in the world all together. 49% of those who are migrants are women. 414 billion dollars are estimated remittances sent by migrants in 2009 316 billion dollars are estimated remittances sent by migrants to developing countries in 2009 27.1 million internally displaced persons in the world in 2009 15.2 million Estimated number of refugees in the world today.

Countries Offer Immigration

A lot of countries offer immigration to the people but few of them meet the high standards of immigration in their policies. The commitment to develop index published annually by the center of global development ranks 22 countries of the worlds richest on their policies and openness to immigrants. It lists also the poorest nations and its refugees. Here is some of the high ranked countries for immigration:

Australia Canada Europe Japan New Zealand The United States Of America

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Example: America
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Advantages

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Disadvantages
Greater poverty Lower unskilled wage levels More educational costs Increased danger of crime and terrorism

The Mixed Salad

Top ten countries by immigrants to USA :
Mexico China Philippines India Vietnam Cuba El Salvador Dominican Republic Canada Korea

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Successful Examples
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon
Born in Nigeria 1963 1984 to 2002 , NBA famous player 1994 and 1995 Led the Rockets NBA championships 1996 was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning team Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Growing up in a small, isolated village in Austria Bodybuilding Championship in Austria In America become one of most popular star movies marry into the prestigious Kennedy family California recall. He became the Governor of California

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