CONTEMPORARY WORLD: November 21 & 23

Due Monday:
-having read documents 13-26 and completed table (ivory booklet, back page), you should be ready to hand in:
-two paragraphs about how governments handle immigration (legal and illegal) similarly, etc.
-remember: back your statements with FACTS and EXAMPLES from the documents

TEST, next week:
-two sets of class notes (Migration Flows, Immigration Policies); readings (Worst Immigration Policies, and textbook pages)
-short answer (reasons, impact of free trade zones, brain drain, refugees, diasporas, illegal immigration, immigration policies...)
-use the information from your poster project AND the following questions to help you prepare:

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ASPECTS OF MIGRATION, textbook, p. 84-93

1.     For developing countries, why is the departure of large segments of the population an economic “solution”?

2.    According to the World Bank, out-migration has positive effects on the countries of origin. Discuss two positive effects.

3.    How does the arrival of immigrants in receiving countries have a positive impact on these countries’ economies?

4.    Why has the “globalization of the economy” negatively affected developed nations? How do companies remain “competitive” globally?

5.    What are some causes of the "brain drain?" Which country loses the highest percentage of its "brains"?

6.    Explain the phenomenon of diasporas: What does “diaspora” mean? What is a diaspora? What are some major diasporas? Why do diasporas play an important role within their communities?

7.    What are some characteristics of illegal immigration? Describe illegal immigration between Africa and Europe.

Some short questions:

Name three industrialized or developed regions that attract the most migrants.

Identify one international labour law.

What is NAFTA?

How many illegal immigrants live in the USA?

How many computer engineers are trained yearly in India?
What is a lasting symbol of a “closed border,” in existence from 1961-1989?

Global remittances:
"Remittances are among the most tangible links between migration and development. According to World Bank projections, international migrants are expected to remit more than $582 billion in earnings in 2015, of which $432 billion will flow to low- or middle-income countries. In 27 countries, remittances were equal to more than 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014; in ten countries they were equal to more than 20 percent of GDP."