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Migration |
the permanent or semi-permanent relocation of people from one place to another |
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voluntary migration |
a movement made by choice |
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push factors |
negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where they live that compels a person to leave |
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pull factors |
when migrants decide to leave, they usually choose a destination based on its positive conditions |
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asylum |
protection granted by one country to an immigrant from another country who has a legitimate fear of harm/death if she/he returns |
protection granted… |
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intervening obstacles |
barriers that make reaching their desired destination more difficult |
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ravenstein’s model |
referred to as laws about migration tendencies and demographics (migration theory) |
“laws” |
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distance decay |
the further apart two places are, the less likely it is that people will migrate between those places |
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gravity model |
the size and distance between 2 cities or countries will influence the amount of interactions that include migration |
size & distance… |
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step migration |
a process in which migrants breach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves |
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counter migration |
each migration flow produces a movement in the opposite direction |
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return migration |
immigrants moving back to their former home |
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forced migration |
involuntary migration-migrants have no choice but to move |
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internally displaced person |
most migrants intend to return to their homes once the danger has passed (moving but still staying in the same country) |
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chain migration |
a process in which people migrate to and settle in a new country |
“little italy & china town” |
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ethnic enclave |
neighborhoods filled primarily with people of the same ethnic group |
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xenophobia |
a strong dislike of people of another culture |
racism/discrimination |
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brain drain |
when migration out of a country is made up of many highly skilled people |
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remittances |
money sent to the immigrant’s friends/family in the country they left |
$$ |
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refugee |
a person who has been forced to leave the country due to war, persecution, etc. |
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