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23 Cards in this Set
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When and what was the commonwealth immigrants act? |
1968 - 'Rivers of blood' speech, restricting 200'000 Kenyans from arriving - further tightening of regulations |
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What breakthroughs happened on 2004 and 2008? |
EU assencion - free movement directive allowing EU citizens to migrate and work in any EU country, Poland migrants, 2008 points based system |
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Why do we need migrants? |
Seasonal agricultural workers, if not we would have to import, increasing food miles |
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How many less people are migrating into the UK since Brexit? |
64000 |
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What is the largest source of mirgrants into the UK and how many? |
India, 690'000 |
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How has migration affected UK demography? |
Total population change in 2014 was double the natural increase of +125'000 |
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How much do we import from the EU? |
$75 billion more than the rest of the world |
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What % of Laos population is under 15? |
36% |
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What is Laos plan of action against human trafficking? |
Laos PDR government - protection, prevention, prosecution, training of borer officials |
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What environmental project are Laos and Thailand paet of? |
Don Sahong hydropower project and Mekong River commission to prevent flooding |
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What is commit? |
Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking |
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What is Laos GDP? |
$1600 |
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Why do people migrate from Laos to Thailand? |
No independence doing subsistence farming, land grabbing, drought, low levels of education meaning workers are unskilled |
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How many immigrats are there in Laos and what does this show? |
200'000, mainly Vietnamese whereas 1.29 million Laos born emigrants abroad |
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How many Laos emigrants are in Thailand? |
900'000 out of 1.29 million |
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What % of jobs were filled by non-UK born workers 1997-2011? |
75% |
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How much less likely are migrants to recieve state benefits? |
45% less likely |
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How much have European immigrants contributed to the UK economy since 2000? |
more than £20 billion |
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How has conflict increased between different ethniticites? |
Sharp rise in hate crime towards Asian commuimties after Westminster attacks: 234 just in 2 days |
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Why are government policies ineffective in laos and they have limited control over the migration system? |
Young migrants often don't have the right passports and get fined on return. They rely on help from NGOs |
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What % of families are below the poverty line in laos? |
22% - remittance helps |
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How has migration provided economic cooperation with Vietnam? |
400 investment projects |
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When was the ten pound pom scheme? |
1947 |
