| Migration is one of the influencing factors that | | | | forced migrants. Fuelled by a combination of push |
| changes our lives. And apparently migration is a trend | | | | factors in source countries and pull factors in |
| that will continue to influence our lives. | | | | receiving countries." |
| Migration is the collective noun for both immigration | | | | So the "desire" to migrate comes from... "a |
| and emigration. We all know what that is; we are all | | | | well-developed networks that link the supply of |
| dealing with it, either direct or indirectly. | | | | labour with the demand of businesses for both highly |
| Globalisation on the other hand is a lot more abstract. | | | | skilled and unskilled workers." This in the case of |
| It could be defined as; ...the integration of economic | | | | voluntary migration). "Forced migration is fuelled by |
| and capital markets throughout the world. Bringing the | | | | conflicts, human rights abuses and political repression |
| world closer through better world-wide | | | | that displace people from their home communities. " |
| communication, transport and trade links. The creation | | | | Although the overall share of migrants is less than |
| of a "Global Village", where members of the same | | | | three percent of the world population, the migration |
| industry from around the world interact on a large | | | | flows increase beyond the growth of the world |
| scale. (London Stock Exchange) | | | | population: "During the period from 1985 to 1990, |
| According to the council of Europe, globalization and | | | | global population growth increased by about 1.7 |
| migration represent two of the most dynamic global | | | | percent per year, whereas the total population of |
| socio-political trends. Although each shows a proper | | | | international migrants increased by 2.59 percent per |
| dynamic, both (phenomenon) are highly interrelated. | | | | year." ( |
| Globalization creates situations -- economic inequalities | | | | Interesting is also a recent article on (e)migration |
| for example -- which increase "the pressure and | | | | focused on the German situation: |
| intensify the desire to migrate." ( | | | | In 2004 more than 150,000 Germans... were going |
| The OECD exposes that "record numbers of people | | | | abroad--the highest number since 1884. |
| are moving to many OECD countries in search of | | | | At the same time the immigration decreased heavily |
| jobs and to join their families... the economic | | | | over the last years... Hard numbers are difficult to |
| down-turn in some OECD countries has not affected | | | | find, but anecdotal evidence suggests that many |
| the upward trend in international migration which | | | | more academics are leaving Germany than are |
| began in the mid-1990s. | | | | arriving, in contrast with countries such as the United |
| The United States admitted more than a million | | | | States and Sweden that have a net "brain-gain". |
| permanent immigrants in 2001 and 2002, 25% more | | | | According to a German medical organisation, about |
| than in 2000. In the same time period, several | | | | 12,000 German doctors now work abroad ("Germany: |
| European countries, including Austria, France and | | | | land of emigration. Auf wiedersehen, Fatherland" ( |
| Switzerland, admitted about 15% more immigrants. | | | | Migration is an important drive for change. People that |
| (OECD, Jan. 2004) | | | | migrate will have to deal with change. But in this case, |
| The journal of Humanitarian Assistance elaborates on | | | | the migration trend will change (all) our lives. In fact it |
| the same topic: "Longer-term international migrants | | | | already does affect us in many ways. |
| belong to two broad groups: voluntary migrants and | | | | |