Why do Migrants Face Obstacles Intervening obstacles which hinder migration can be categorized into two types Environmental Barriers mountain ocean desert great distances etc ID: 538710
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Key Issue 4
Why do Migrants Face Obstacles?Slide2
Intervening
obstacles
, which hinder migration, can be categorized into two types.Environmental Barriers - mountain, ocean, desert, great distances, etc.Political Barriers - for example, when countries require proper documentation to enter or leave.
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an
endorsement on a passport
indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time somewhere.an official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel under its protection
VISASlide5
Facing many more immigrants than they want to accept
,
many developed countries adopt SELECTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICIES, with preference shown for certain migrants from certain places.
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Passage
of the
Quota Act in 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924 marked the end of unrestricted immigration to the United States.These acts institutes a system of QUOTAS.Slide7
Before this, millions had arrived in America as fast as boats could deliver them.Slide8
More than 12 million immigrants arrived and were processed at
ELLIS ISLAND
. Only those with transmittable sicknesses and with criminal backgrounds were sent back.Slide9
ELLIS ISLANDSlide10Slide11Slide12Slide13
More seek admission to the U.S. than is permitted by the quotas, thus preferences are shown toward:
Family Reunification
About ¾ of immigrantsSkilled WorkersApproximately ¼ of immigrants
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The quotas have been raised over time; they were most recently raised to
700k people per year
in 1990. Countries are limited in how many emigrants they can send, with developed countries allocated larger totals than poorer countries.Slide15
UNAUTHORIZED
Or
“ILLEGAL” IMMIGRATION
Unauthorized immigrants
are those who enter a country without proper documents.Slide16Slide17
Unauthorized immigration in the United States
More than 11.2 million live in the US without documents. Roughly 58 percent emigrated from Mexico Some 1 million are children
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Unauthorized immigrants have given birth to
4.5 million children
on American soil, making those children U.S. citizens.Undocumented parents of US citizens are much less likely to be deported.Slide20
Most migrants are more educated than the people in the country they left behind. They leave because they don’t have opportunity to use their skills in their home countries.
The loss of the most educated people to developing countries
BRAIN DRAINSlide21
Unauthorized Immigration
Facts
Approximately 8 million unauthorized immigrants are employed in the U.S.Texas and California have largest number of unauthorized immigrants
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“POROUS”
1,950 milesSlide23Slide24
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Immigration Concerns in Europe
Population growth in Europe is fueled by immigration from other regions of the world, a trend disliked by many Europeans.
Biggest fear is that the host country’s unique culture will be lost
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Hostility to immigrants
has become a
central plank of some political parties in many European countries.Immigrants blamed for crime, unemployment rates, and high welfare costs.Slide29
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Attitudes toward Immigrants
Most views of immigration by U.S. citizens are ambivalent, meaning they are split on the issue.
They would like more effective border control- but they don’t want to spend more money to solve the issue.Many Americans both complain that immigrants are ‘taking American jobs’ while also supporting some sort of a path to citizenship for them.Polls suggest U.S. citizens believe unauthorized immigration is a pressing matter to the nation, but it should only be dealt with at the federal level and not the local level.Slide31
More than 100 localities across the nation support additional rights for unauthorized
immigrants—they are known as
“Sanctuary Cities.”Slide32Slide33Slide34
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