Migration and Population Control PDF

**Migration and Population Control** **Concepts identity conflict cooperation interaction** The history of the world is a history of migration people have travelled from 1 country or one region to another since the beginning of time the Americas are proof of this the map opposite shows the pattern...

**Migration and Population Control** **Concepts identity conflict cooperation interaction** The history of the world is a history of migration people have travelled from 1 country or one region to another since the beginning of time the Americas are proof of this the map opposite shows the pattern of migration into northern America and the Caribbean the very first settlers may have arrived in North America 25,000 years ago the force migration to the Caribbean probably took place over 7000 years ago In the 15th and 16th century the Europeans came the Spanish were the forced Europeans to settle in the Caribbean. There was seeking precious minerals such as gold and silver and were not interested in those islands that did not have mineral wealth. Other European countries in particular France and the Netherlands began to settle in those unoccupied islands and cultivate tobacco indigo and later on sugar for export. As the demand for sugar increased so did the demand for slaves to work on plantations. During the 17th and 18th centuries over 2,000,000 slaves were shipped from West Africa to sugar plantations of the Caribbean. Slavery was ended in the first half of the 19th century and many of the freed slaves led the sugar plantations. In the second-half of the 19th century large numbers of east Indians were brought to the Caribbean islands to walk the plantations. They came of their own free will as they needed work but they had to sign a contract or indenture to work on the plantations for at least five years. The majority of these indentured laborers made the Caribbean their home and never returned to India Unlike the voluntary migration of indentured laborers from India and Chinese and Syrian peoples the migration of slaves from West Africa to the Americas was forced. Forced migration usually happens when people have to flee their homeland as a result of a natural disaster such as famine or earthquake or during war. But most migration today is voluntary citizens have the choice as to whether to migrate or not Migration into a country is referred to as in- migration or immigration. Migration out of a country is called out immigration or immigration. Both immigration and immigration may create benefits and problems for our country. For instance it country may develop more quickly if skilled people come to live there. In the 18th century that\'s what we recognize in Trinidad by the cedula of population which encouraged French planters and their slaves to immigrant. But if skilled or highly educated people leave their own country because there are better opportunities elsewhere this will probably slow down the development of their country. Governments have realized that unchecked migration both into and out of their countries may create social problems which they may not be able to handle. The result is that many countries have imposed certain restrictions on their citizens leaving their shores and would be immigrants coming into the country. Unchecked immigration may lead to difficulties in controlling population growth. Governments must therefore be sure that there are resources available to feed the population and to ensure that the population growth is checked. Next line in the Caribbean inter island migration has generally been from the smaller countries to the larger ones Trinidad for example has been a popular destination for people from some of the smaller countries. During the early years of the century thousands of Islanders went to Panama and Cuba and also to Aruba and Curacao to search for jobs. Movement out of the region was mainly to britain and north america. Immigration restrictions now imposed in these countries have slowed down migration **Population Control** Our country\'s population grows by both and by birth and numbers of immigrants. Developing countries tend to have faster population growth than more developed countries and usually have fewer resources to cope with the increase in population will stop no control of population means that more is spent on consumption and less is available for investment. This means resources are used up. Apart from immigration controls, one way of attempting to deal with rapid population growth is through the introduction of family-planned programs to teach both controls. Programs on sex education have also been introduced to teenagers. The idea that is generally put forward in these courses is that having fewer children is beneficial to the individual in terms of health and finances. It also benefits the community and country. Throughout the Caribbean the local family planning associations. Some of these are provided by government and these are mostly free but many Private organizations. In some countries no government support is given to family planning. Umm