Migration

Facts and theory

Migration

Figure 1.6 Foreign-Born Migrants, 2005 (millions)Feenstra and Taylor: International Economics, Second EditionCopyright © 2011 by Worth Publishers

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The typology migrants1. Labour migrations 1.1. permanent settlement

1.2 temporary workers 1.3 circular migrations (to and from)

2. Family migrations (Family unification)

3. Forced migrations (tied to war, ethnic conflict, loss of livelihood)

4. Study migrations (students may stay on after their studies)

5. Retirement migrations (“gray” migrations)

6. Trafficking People smuggling -mainly women and minors- for sexual exploitation, “sweat

shop” labour, begging and delinquency

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Undocumented migrants in Europe

• Estimations: 5 million of Europe’s 56.1 million migrants in 2000 with irregular status (~10%)

• Target: South European countries

• Jobs: tourism, construction, agriculture, domestic work, child and elderly care, cleaning services, warehousing and transport.

GLOBAL COMMISSION FOR MIGRATION REPORT, 2005

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• Historical flows immigration countries (FR,BE,DE,NL,UK,SW,DK)

• Large numbers of asylum seekers (resulting from conflict in Yugoslavia, Iraq war, Afghanistan, Kosovo)

• Post 2000 increasing inflows of East Europeans especially to UK,SW, DK

• Comprises of Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain plus Cyprus and Malta starting get migrants (most of them undocumented in the middle of 90s)

Three directions in EUmigration flows

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Migration: gender composition

• Women: 50%

• Case of migration from South America: the number of migrant women exceeded

the number of migrant men

• In Africa and Asia, migrant men were in the majority.

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Eastern countries

• The East European member states are senders and receivers of migrants

• They present young, mostly skilled labour migrants of cultural proximity and ethnic affinity to west-north Europeans.

International Labor Mobility (cont.)

International Labor Mobility (cont.)

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MPL

MPL MPL*

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Nat. EmplO Foreign EmplO*

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MigrationFlow

Total employment

Two countries:

Labor market issues in host countries

• Complements or substitutes ?

• Something other …

labour

wages

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D1

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W

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Economic issues

• Migration and remittances

• Migration and local development

Table 5.3 Workers’ Remittances and Net Foreign Aid, 2007Feenstra and Taylor: International Economics, Second EditionCopyright © 2011 by Worth Publishers

Table 5.4 Gains from ImmigrationFeenstra and Taylor: International Economics, Second EditionCopyright © 2011 by Worth Publishers

Migration and demography

Open issues:

• Aging of the population

• Fertility

Figure 5.4 Share of Foreign-Born Workers in U.S. Workforce, 2008Feenstra and Taylor: International Economics, Second EditionCopyright © 2011 by Worth Publishers

A comparison

Another example: Japan

Population pyramid

Brownse this website:

http://populationpyramid.net/

The European Union

• 1992 Maastricht Treaty: European Citizenship for EU nationals only

• 1997 Amsterdam Treaty: ‘fair treatment of third country nationals

• New anti-discrimination rules • European Convention on Human Rights• Emphasis on security and migration

control could undermine integration objectives.

Attitudes towards foreigners in the EU

Number of foreigners living in your country

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Gr B I D A F

DK

UK

NL S L P E IR SF EU

Don't know

Not many

A lot

Too many

Source: Eurobarometer 48.

Migration and assimilation

Traditional models of integrationAssimilation

– Immigrants to give up their original culture, language and religion

– Immigrants as citizens

Differential exclusion– ‘Guestworker’ countries (Germany,

Switzerland, etc.)– Migrants included in labour market, health

system– Migrants excluded from politics, culture,– No family reunion, settlement or citizenship

The role of national governments

• Avoid immigration policies that stigmatise immigrants

• Equal opportunities in employment, education, health, etc.

• Government services:– Open to all members of society– Take account of diverse needs and values

• Citizenship– Easy naturalisation for immigrants– Automatic citizenship for the second

generation

Spanish case

Spanish case: islam in Spain

Spain: complements or substitutes