| Migration is one of the influencing factors that changes | | | | forced migrants. Fuelled by a combination of push |
| our lives. And apparently migration is a trend that will | | | | factors in source countries and pull factors in receiving |
| continue to influence our lives. | | | | countries." So the "desire" to migrate comes from... "a |
| Migration is the collective noun for both immigration and | | | | well-developed networks that link the supply of labour |
| emigration. We all know what that is; we are all dealing | | | | with the demand of businesses for both highly skilled |
| with it, either direct or indirectly. Globalisation on the | | | | and unskilled workers." This in the case of voluntary |
| other hand is a lot more abstract. It could be defined | | | | migration). "Forced migration is fuelled by conflicts, |
| as; ...the integration of economic and capital markets | | | | human rights abuses and political repression that |
| throughout the world. Bringing the world closer through | | | | displace people from their home communities. " |
| better world-wide communication, transport and trade | | | | Although the overall share of migrants is less than |
| links. The creation of a "Global Village", where | | | | three percent of the world population, the migration |
| members of the same industry from around the world | | | | flows increase beyond the growth of the world |
| interact on a large scale. (London Stock Exchange) | | | | population: "During the period from 1985 to 1990, global |
| According to the council of Europe, globalization and | | | | population growth increased by about 1.7 percent per |
| migration represent two of the most dynamic global | | | | year, whereas the total population of international |
| socio-political trends. Although each shows a proper | | | | migrants increased by 2.59 percent per year." ( |
| dynamic, both (phenomenon) are highly interrelated. | | | | Interesting is also a recent article on (e)migration |
| Globalization creates situations -- economic inequalities | | | | focused on the German situation: In 2004 more than |
| for example -- which increase "the pressure and | | | | 150,000 Germans... were going abroad-the highest |
| intensify the desire to migrate." ( | | | | number since 1884. |
| The OECD exposes that "record numbers of people | | | | At the same time the immigration decreased heavily |
| are moving to many OECD countries in search of jobs | | | | over the last years... Hard numbers are difficult to find, |
| and to join their families... the economic down-turn in | | | | but anecdotal evidence suggests that many more |
| some OECD countries has not affected the upward | | | | academics are leaving Germany than are arriving, in |
| trend in international migration which began in the | | | | contrast with countries such as the United States and |
| mid-1990s. The United States admitted more than a | | | | Sweden that have a net "brain-gain". According to a |
| million permanent immigrants in 2001 and 2002, 25% | | | | German medical organisation, about 12,000 German |
| more than in 2000. In the same time period, several | | | | doctors now work abroad ("Germany: land of |
| European countries, including Austria, France and | | | | emigration. Auf wiedersehen, Fatherland" ( |
| Switzerland, admitted about 15% more immigrants. | | | | Migration is an important drive for change. People that |
| (OECD, Jan. 2004) | | | | migrate will have to deal with change. But in this case, |
| The journal of Humanitarian Assistance elaborates on | | | | the migration trend will change (all) our lives. In fact it |
| the same topic: "Longer-term international migrants | | | | already does affect us in many ways. |
| belong to two broad groups: voluntary migrants and | | | | |