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