Lesson 7
Global Migration
How has migration become more complex in the 21th century?
Changes in the 21st century have increased the complexity of global
migration.
Change 1: Economic globalisation leading to the emergence of
new source areas and host destinations
Globalisation is the growing integration and interdependence of
people’s lives in a complex process with economic, social and
political components because of communication technology
advances – internet/phones/emails = easier to store and share ideas
and businesses are more geographically mobile, transport
improvements/ containerisation so easier to move people and items
around the globe and more free trade/ trading blocs e.g., EU
An increasing number of countries and their economies have
become more independent and the increasing complexity of global
migration can be linked to this intensification of the globalisation
process
Major bilateral corridors and traditional migration partnerships have
remained strong, but new places of origin and new destinations for
migrants have emerged as the effects of globalisation have spread -
South – North has traditionally been the main migration route ,
movement between former colonial nations common e.g., North
Africans /SE Asians to France, India subcontinent/ Caribbean islands
to the UK, South and Central America towards the USA. Also Asian
movement towards USA
Examples of contemporary migration patterns which reflect these recent
changing global economic trends include:
Inter -regional; - new inter – regional routes developed in 21st century
due to economic change
Migration of highly skilled workers from China, India and Brazil to
the USA – including graduates, especially in science, mathematics
and technology and those in professional and business services,
attracted by high salaries and the quality of life
Migration of workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, the
Philippines and Indonesia to oil producing Gulf States (mainly
towards Middle East) and Saudi Arabia – attracted by increased
demand for labour, relatively high wages, ease of returning formal
remittances, accommodation and improve transport and
communications.
, Lesson 7
Global Migration
Global Migration
How has migration become more complex in the 21th century?
Changes in the 21st century have increased the complexity of global
migration.
Change 1: Economic globalisation leading to the emergence of
new source areas and host destinations
Globalisation is the growing integration and interdependence of
people’s lives in a complex process with economic, social and
political components because of communication technology
advances – internet/phones/emails = easier to store and share ideas
and businesses are more geographically mobile, transport
improvements/ containerisation so easier to move people and items
around the globe and more free trade/ trading blocs e.g., EU
An increasing number of countries and their economies have
become more independent and the increasing complexity of global
migration can be linked to this intensification of the globalisation
process
Major bilateral corridors and traditional migration partnerships have
remained strong, but new places of origin and new destinations for
migrants have emerged as the effects of globalisation have spread -
South – North has traditionally been the main migration route ,
movement between former colonial nations common e.g., North
Africans /SE Asians to France, India subcontinent/ Caribbean islands
to the UK, South and Central America towards the USA. Also Asian
movement towards USA
Examples of contemporary migration patterns which reflect these recent
changing global economic trends include:
Inter -regional; - new inter – regional routes developed in 21st century
due to economic change
Migration of highly skilled workers from China, India and Brazil to
the USA – including graduates, especially in science, mathematics
and technology and those in professional and business services,
attracted by high salaries and the quality of life
Migration of workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, the
Philippines and Indonesia to oil producing Gulf States (mainly
towards Middle East) and Saudi Arabia – attracted by increased
demand for labour, relatively high wages, ease of returning formal
remittances, accommodation and improve transport and
communications.
, Lesson 7
Global Migration
