HUMANS ON THE MOVE

MIGRATION

Warm up: White Boards Please!True or False?

The greatest body of migrants travel long distances and leave their native country.

Long distance movements are directed towards rural farming areas.

People in urban areas migrate less than people in urban areas.

Males migrate more over short distances females migrate more over long distances.

Most migrants are 20-34 years of age. People MAINLY move for cultural reasons.

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

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

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/

Stephen Colbert on Immigration

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

Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration &

Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration 1. Every migration flow generates a return

or counter-migration 2. The majority of migrants move a short

distance 3. Migrants who do move longer distances

tend to choose large cities 4. Urban residents are less migratory than

rural folk 5. Families are less likely to make

international moves than young adults

Forced Migration – such as slavery

Why do humans move?

Other Forced Migrations you may not know Britain to Australia Native Americans in the US Soviet Union moving non-Russians to Central

Asia and Siberia Jews moving out of Western Europe

Voluntary Migration Most migrations are voluntary – but they

may have been precipitated by bad things

Millions move across international borders…

Most for jobs/better life Most people move for $ or € Others because of war, environmental

problems Immigration is causing great pressure on

some countries - Chad More pop. growth due to immigration

than natural growth – U.S. is a good example

Remember – most population growth globally is in Developing World

What about the USA’s international boundaries?

http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/militarization-of-the-us-canadaborder-4341

http://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2008/12/23/majority-of-us-mexico-border-fence-complete#.UlW6ltKsim4

Migration

Migration – long term location of an individualExternal and Internal

Emigration – out migration Immigration – in migration

Migration concepts

Distance Decay More accurate perceptions of nearer places

than far away places. Farther away from origin one gets, less likely a

behavior, activity, interaction will decay or cease.

Chain Migration – family member leaves, sends word back, more come

Step Migration – most migrations actually done in segments – that is…

Farm Village Town Suburb City 

Another migration concept

Migration concepts - continued

Intervening Opportunity – immigrant has an intended destination, but does not reach that destination, instead settles somewhere along the way

EXAMPLE – African Americans after WWI migrate seeking work in Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland only to find employment and stay in St. Louis and Cincinnati Detroit – Motown Records Tourists – visit a place that is cheaper; not like

they expected Snowbirds

International Migration into the USflow lines

http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/foreignBornFlowline.gif

Internal Migration in the US Internal Migration – US E -W and N- S (MAP pages 73 and

85) – what’s wrong on page 73? How can professional sports show us the internal

demographic shifts of the last 40-75 years 

US Immigration Flow Map

http://transportationfortomorrow.org/images/final_report/ex_2_3.gif

% born in current state of residenceAARP Bulletin – March 2014, page 38

Internal growth and losshttp://econwatson.blogspot.com/2011/05/us-demographic-and-labor-changes.html

Historical Immigration into US - p. 93http://www.susps.org/overview/numbers.html

The History of US Immigration

European Immigration into US

What if the US had only relied on fertility?http://www.susps.org/overview/numbers.html

See why elections are changing?http://www.vdare.com/posts/rep-gutierrez-recommends-illegal-aliens-carry-library-cards

Hispanic Migration and Fertilityhttp

://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=153592

Refugee Website

Get your smart devices if you got ‘em Define REFUGEE – Define INTERNAL REFUGEE or DISPLACED PERSON Define INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE or

INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED PERSON

http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c11.html

Chad, Ethiopia, Jordan, Pakistan, Tanzania to see the numbers of refugees

What do they have in common?

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

Food supplies and costs Social services 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?

PUSH and PULL FACTORS

Types of Push and Pull Factors – pp. 77-79Economic ConditionsPolitical CircumstancesArmed Conflict and Civil WarEnvironmental ConditionsCulture and TraditionsTechnological Advances

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

http://flowingdata.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/immigration_map1.321vwuwrgl2c8cg8owkwgo00w.8td8r2s3w1cs4kksc4okksgg8.th.jpeg