Advantages And Disadvantages Of Labour Migration

People migrate in search of better economic prospects and opportunities. Many move to enjoy a better lifestyle and improve standard of living. A segment migrates from the home country to find a secure place where they can spend lives peacefully. Recently, the increasing pace of globalization has prompted migrant workers to move from one country to another.

Emigrants came from every American society whom were the people that migrated west. A majority of them were farmers, cattlemen and homesteaders who migrated west to build a ranch or farm in this land of opportunity. Groups of African American slaves migrated west in order to get freedom. As for others, the reason for migrating west was mainly because they heard of a land in Northwest by the name Oregon. This place was known for their rich soil as well as great mild weather. Moreover, African Americans were the homesteaders who moved west that escaped from slavery. The sharecroppers were the African Americans who worked the land and had hoped to become farmers. Lastly, African American were tenants that decided to move west to become landowners

To begin it is helpful to understand that the word “migrant” is a rather contested concept, one that changes over time, and varies depending on the criteria used to assign it.(Raghuram & Erel, 2014, p.133)

Thirteen million refugees and about 100 million immigrants have moved across borders within the last several decades (Potocky-Tripodi 2002). Global changes that have currently occured account for an unprecedented movement of individuals across the world in search of better opportunities and conditions.

From the micro-level to the macro-level globalization has transformed the world into a smaller place with constant interactions occurring at every moment between nations, institutions, groups, and individuals. And with this prevalent interconnectivity, migration between the Global North and the Global South has been a controversial consequence of this global integration (Hinojosa, 2015). For this reason one cannot ignore the importance and impact of migrant populations in the country they settle in, and in the countries of origin.

According to statistics and the U.S Government, while immigration has its “glory days”, it also comes with many issues for the United States. It can lead to many problems dealing with education, jobs, financial crisis, and American society. Immigration does more harm than good for America and it should be put to a stop.

  Keeping in mind the 14th Coordination meeting on International Migration with increasing access to protection and assistance where people are, including livelihood opportunities, access to basic services, and education,

The newspaper article from The Daily Telegraph has used emphasis on “Migrants” as their headline title. The purpose of this news article, initiated by Laura Hughes, the author, is to show her views about the Migrants’ unnecessary and unacceptable behaviours affect Britain’s communities and values. Another purpose of the newspaper article is to inform readers about the circumstances in Britain. There are some affordances in a newspaper article such as the credibility of the writing itself, and writers can deliver their opinions validly. Also allows a strong sense of the transaction between writer and reader. However, there are some limitations of a newspaper article such as; the use of one narrative voice can be misconstrued due to the absence

Immigration is the act of individuals moving within or into a particular country for various reasons including work. There are two different types of immigration. They include illegal and legal immigration. Illegal immigration is the practice where individuals illegally migrate into a given country without following the set rules and procedures for immigration. The people who participate in illegal immigration sometimes are smuggled into a county or even sneak through its borders. They encounter challenges while trying to access these countries. On the other hand, legal immigration is where individuals undergo certification to enter into a country of their choice. Most persons who immigrate tend to do so for various reasons. Sometimes, they might flee their country of origin due to wars and others due to the existence of lucrative work opportunities in their countries of interests. Immigration presents with both advantages and disadvantages to the immigrants. Going to a foreign land might lead to the emergence of cultural shocks and

Nowadays migration is getting to be one of the dominant characteristics of the modern world since at the present moment that movement of people and migration of citizens from one country to another become a norm. Not surprisingly that such unparallel and extremely high level of migration results in substantial demographic, ethnical and socio-cultural changes in many countries of the world.

Undocumented immigrants have faced many challenges through recent political climates that have favored restrictions and bans of immigrants whose backgrounds do not fit the ‘ideal’ U.S. citizen, ultimately disabling and limiting individuals whose migratory status does not comply with the current law. These current executive actions of removing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and bans on individuals who come from middle-eastern countries, by the current administration leave individuals exposed and threaten their universal human rights. These actions amplify the already added stressors from acculturation, language barriers, as well as other political-socio-economic challenges that an immigrant faces when transitioning to a different country from their own. These stressors can influence the physical and mental health of an individual. This is also known as “invisible” violence, as discussed in class. Both structural and symbolic violence take part in the policy regarding immigration.

According to the United Nations (UN) International Migration Convention report, approximately 4 percent of the world's population is migrants. This convention was entered into force on 1 July, 2003 and in this they have resolved some point that would help to develop the conditions of immigrants. Now the number has increased and there are estimated 232 million immigrants of whom 59 percent are living in developed countries. In resolution 63/225, the General Assembly (2013) of UN hold a high level dialogue on immigration and development to help the economic growth and employment remain stable (Anon, 2016). In ninth coordination meeting on International Migration of UNDP has contributed to the discussion on development of global immigrants and human mobility.

Essay question: Are temporary labour migration programs ethical? Is there a point at which a temporary migrant ought to be offered permanent membership in the host country?

The dictionary meaning of migration is to movement from one part of something to another. Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another place ( Managalam, 2015).It is of several types such as temporary, permanent, international, internal, voluntary or forced. As the name defined permanent migration is the one in which a person move from his original place or country to another place or country and has no plans to move back to their original home. However, temporary migration is movement from one place to another for limited time. Forced migration is the one in which people have no choice but to move and opposite is true for voluntary migration in which a person make the choice to move out. Internal migration is the movement within the country whereas international migration is the movement from one country to another country(e Schooltoday, 2006). An example of internal migration is the movement of people from Punjab to Haryana whereas an example of international migration is the movement of people from India to Canada.

Fun fact:There is also different types of migration. “Economic migration” is when people are migrating to a country that has a higher percent rate of getting a job. “Social migration” is when you are migrating to start a new life or to live closer to your family. “Political migration” is when people are moving to escape corrupted government or civil war. “Environmental migration” is when natural disasters destroy homes and people try to start a new life in a new country.