Globalisation:
- Globalisation increases migration increasing internal migration and international migration
- Improvement and globalisation of transport allows people to move easily and cheaply
- Globalisation of economic activity means jobs increase in certain areas attracting more migrants e.g Gulf States jobs mean more move there. It spreads the awareness
- Most global migrants are internal economic migrants e.g moving west to east coast in China
- Move due to push and pull factors often from more switched off places to global hubs e.g Bolton to London. They send remittance back to the source country. Open Door Policy in China has increased this in China.
Policies:
- EU has allowed citizens to move freely e.g 1 million Polish people to the UK
- Schengen Agreement has led to open borders in the EU e.g Germany has open doors, so goods and people can get in more easily
- Reduces cost and restrictions of movement but some disagree as it allows criminals to move freely
- Japan and Australia have tight restrictions on immigration
- Expatriates are nationals of a country who live in another country e.g UK residents who retire in Spain
- Country with the most expats tend to have rich countries as neighbours with good jobs chances. Migrant workers may move elsewhere. Low number in China as they have a good sense of national identity.
Patterns of
International Migration:
- Migrants can be economic, voluntary, refugees or asylum. Brexit may be likely to stop this in the UK
- Middle East has a big number of these as they are hit by civil wars and therefore they have more migrants
- Climate change in Chad means that there will be more environmental migrants. Maldives may also see this
- More population and development = more migrants in the future.