[INTLSTD 101] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (48 pages long!)

• School: U of M
• Department: International Studies
• Course: INTLSTD 101
• Professor: Greta Uehling

Document Summary

Study guide: net migration flows, people and their labor. Notes 1/17/17: 3% of the world is on the move, 640 million would like to migrate permanently, 1 million receive legal permanent resident status in us annually for 23% us is the preferred destination. Why do individuals migrate internationally: economic necessity, political instability, ethnic instability, leaving for a better life, jobs, social mobility, religious conflict. Supply + demand + social networks = size of an international migration: authorized, or unauthorized, government seeks to influence both the characteristics or numbers of arrivals. Striking a balance: national security vs. migrants" rights, central policy challenge of us. Overall trends: surge of unaccompanied minors in family units, children are extremely vulnerable to exploitation parents think the children will be able to pay off the debt of the price of smuggling in, decline in adult population.