SOCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Well-Founded Relation, Shortage, Political Repression
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Internal migration: moving within country, not crossing international borders. International migration: movement of people across an internationally recognized state border. International migrant: a person who lives outside of his/her country of birth. Stateless individuals from fear of persecution from any of the above reasons. Economic migrant: someone who chooses to move in order to improve future prospects for himself and his family o o o. 214 mill international migrants o o o o o o. 1 out of every 33 persons in the world as a migrant. Temporary labour workers - 3% world"s labour force. Increasingly rely on the solution to labour shortages (labour workers) 10. 4 mill w/ assistance from unchr in 2009. Pakistan - largest refugee population (1. 7 mill) o o. Regions where most refugees flee to: middle east, south asia and africa. 19 countries admitted, 112, 400 resettled refugees (usa - 80,000) Aging population: replacing the work force, providing services to the elderly.
