HUMANS ON THE MOVE

MIGRATION

Why do humans move?

• Voluntary Migration• Forced Migration• Map – page 75• Other Forced Migrations– Britain to Australia– Native Americans in the US– Soviet Union moving non-Russians to Central Asia

and Siberia– Jews moving out of Western Europe

Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration & Gravity Model

• What is Gravity Model?• Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration

1. Every migration flow generates a return or counter-migration

2. The majority of migrants move a short distance3. Migrants who do move longer distances tend to

choose large cities4. Urban residents are less migratory than rural folk5. Families are less likely to make international moves

than young adults

You can’t get there from here

• What role does distance decay play in migration?• Step Migration• Intervening Opportunity• Chain Migration• Return or Counter-migration

PUSH and PULL FACTORS

• Types of Push and Pull Factors – pp. 77-79– Economic Conditions–Political Circumstances–Armed Conflict and Civil War– Environmental Conditions–Culture and Traditions– Technological Advances

This immigration thing is so new!http://forums.thedailyshow.com/?page=ThreadView&thread_id=19355&pg=3

The History of US Immigration

Anyone related to these folks?http://howmanydaystoamerica.wordpress.com/about/

http://www.gjenvick.com/Immigration/1904-PhotographsOfEllisIslandImmigrants.html

Migration is pretty risky businesshttp://www.eutimes.net/2009/07/uks-potential-lifetime-costs-of-an-amnesty-cost-1-million-euros/

www.eastconn.org

Look at your text on page 80-81

US Immigration Flow Map

Why do we have such strong opinions about immigration? Why do we have such

strong emotions about immigration?http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/29/george-will-a-law-arizona-can-live-with/

What complications can we think about when it comes to immigration?

• Food supplies and costs• Construction workers and costs• Who’s bringing immigrants in?• What else encourages immigrants to come?• Isn’t this an issue of Supply and Demand?

Stephen Colbert on Immigration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1T75jBYeCs