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What percentage of refugees globally were displaced from Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine by the end of 2022?
What percentage of refugees globally were displaced from Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine by the end of 2022?
Which country is the single biggest host country for refugees according to the text?
Which country is the single biggest host country for refugees according to the text?
What is the main difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker based on the text?
What is the main difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker based on the text?
What do remittances refer to based on the text?
What do remittances refer to based on the text?
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In which two continents do Europe and Asia have the most international migrants according to the text?
In which two continents do Europe and Asia have the most international migrants according to the text?
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What type of workers contribute more in taxes and social contributions than they receive in benefits according to the text?
What type of workers contribute more in taxes and social contributions than they receive in benefits according to the text?
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What are push factors in the context of migration?
What are push factors in the context of migration?
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What is the difference between internal and international migration?
What is the difference between internal and international migration?
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Who is considered an international migrant?
Who is considered an international migrant?
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What type of migrants are asylum seekers or refugees?
What type of migrants are asylum seekers or refugees?
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Why do people leave their countries according to the text?
Why do people leave their countries according to the text?
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Which term refers to the positive aspects that attract people to move to a new place?
Which term refers to the positive aspects that attract people to move to a new place?
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Study Notes
Refugee and Asylum Seeker
- A refugee is a person who has fled their own country due to risk of serious human rights violations and persecution.
- 52% of all refugees in the world come from three countries: Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine.
1951 Refugee Convention
- 149 countries have agreed to provide refugees with protections under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
- The agreement was introduced following World War Two to protect people fleeing persecution and conflict in Europe.
Asylum Seeker
- An asylum seeker is a person who has left their country and is seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country.
- They haven't yet been legally recognized as a refugee and are waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim.
Global Migration
- Europe and Asia have the most international migrants.
- The United States has more international migrants than any other country.
- India remains the top origin country for the world's migrants.
- Remittances (money sent by migrants to their home countries) decreased by about $11 billion from 2019 to 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Contributions of Migrants
- Migrant workers make important contributions to the labor market in both high- and low-skilled occupations.
- Migrants accounted for 47% of the increase in the workforce in the United States and 70% in Europe over the past ten years.
- Migrants fill important niches in both fast-growing and declining sectors of the economy.
- Migrants contribute more in taxes and social contributions than they receive in benefits.
Sending Country Benefits and Detriments
Benefits
- Developing countries benefit from remittances.
- Migrants bring back skills, contacts, and other useful tools.
Detriments
- Loss of financial and informational wealth.
- Loss of skilled labor.
Migration Types
Internal Migration
- A change of residence within national boundaries, such as between states, provinces, cities, or municipalities.
International Migration
- A change of residence over national boundaries.
- An international migrant is someone who moves to a different country.
Types of International Migration
- Immigrants: people who move permanently to another country.
- Workers who stay in another country for a fixed period (at least 6 months).
- Illegal migrants.
- Migrants whose families have "petitioned" them to move to the destination country.
- Asylum seekers or refugees.
Reasons for Leaving Countries
- War, family break-up, high crime, poverty, flooding, etc. (push factors).
- Good employment opportunities, safe society, better services, etc. (pull factors).
- Violence, hunger, extreme poverty, sexual or gender orientation, climate change, or natural disasters.
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Test your knowledge on migration, push factors, and pull factors in this quiz. Explore the reasons why people move to new places, whether due to negative push factors or positive pull factors.
