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What is immigration ?

What is immigration ?. Immigration  ( derived from Latin: migratio ) is the act of people entering and settling in a country or region to which they are not native .

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What is immigration ?

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  1. What is immigration? Immigration (derivedfromLatin:migratio) is theact of peopleenteringandsettling in a countryorregiontowhichtheyare not native.

  2. "Immigration will, in the years ahead, be one of our biggest challenges, offering opportunities of growth and jobs for our aging economies and of development for countries of origin„—Jacques Barrot, European Commission Vice-President for Justice, Freedom, and Security

  3. ReasonsWhyPeopleImmigrate • FinanciallySecuredFuture Gainingfinancial stability and better futureprospects, whenanother country is offering better future anticipations,higher wages and a polished lifestyle • HighStandard of Living Anotherlifestyle, f.ex. Biggeroffer of culturalactivities, shorterworkinghours • Education Education is critical for preparing immigrants and their offspring tobe active andsuccessful participants • PoliticalReasons Wide range of political reasons are arrayed with the termimmigration.People immigrate to maintain a global presence amongst various countries

  4. Needs of a big Change in Life Sometimespeoplefeeltired of their life in one place and feelneed of totalchange of their environment orfriends, to cut off their family… • Soul Mate Some migration is for personal reasons, based on a relationship such as in in family reunification ortransnational marriage • Example of Someone Else Thefirstpersonimmigratesandsends “HappilySettled” informationto his lovedonesliving in thenativecountry. And then… others also immigrate to the same country to enhance their future prospects

  5. Classification of immigrants migrant/foreign worker refugee legal illegal

  6. IllegalWorkers Illegalemployment is concentrated in certainsectors, particularlyconstruction, agriculture, cleaning, and hotel/catering, wheretheyhelpmeettheneeds of someemployerswillingtotakeadvantage of workers whowillacceptwhataremostlyunskilled, oftenunsafe, andgenerallylow-payingjobs

  7. CAUSES OF DEATH OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

  8. Legal Workers „Legal" immigrant is loosely defined as someone who comes to a different country from their country of citizenship through the legal process in place by the target country. EU legislation on legal immigration is typically tied to existing work or study arrangements and concern: ■ Familyreunification: ■ Long-termresidents ■ Students: ■ Researchers: ■ Legal status of non-EU workers: ■ Highlyskilledworkers

  9. Refugees Refugee is a person who is outside their country of origin or habitual residence because they have suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a member of a persecuted 'social group'

  10. Syrianrefugeescamp in Turkey

  11. Effects of Immigration

  12. PositiveEffects

  13. Economicalbenefits immigrants often do jobs that people in the host country don’t want to do, theyoften work longer hours and for lower salaries, whatbenefits the host country

  14. Economicalbenefitswelleducatedimmigrants offer an increased talent pool

  15. Cultural DiversificationImmigrants, when made to feel welcome in the host society, can contribute to the diversity of that society, which can help with tolerance and understanding

  16. cuisine • sport • cne • media • art

  17. Developmentof new forms of dealingwith discrimination, social exclusion, racism and xenophobia

  18. NegativeEffects

  19. Culturalconflictson religiousorethnic background; abouttraditionalclothes, prayers, food…

  20. Culturalconflicts: racismhatred of one person by another,or the belief that another person is less than human because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth…

  21. „Brain drain”limited resources hosting countryspend in educating their students compared to foreignstudents(f.ex. the UK for is often accused of actively hiring medical staff from developing countries)

  22. CriminalityBecause of badlivingconditions and not enoughsocialhelp from the hosting country sometimes the growingrate of streetfightsand drugtraffickingisbeingconnected with immigrants

  23. „Withoutthe assumed net migration inflow, Europe’s population would start shrinking from 2012 onwards”(European Commission, 2009,p. 70)

  24. Conclusion Immigration to Europe increased from the 1980s onward, as a result of people from developingcountries wanting to escape war,oppresion, natural disasters or poverty.Some EU countries saw a dramatic growth in immigration after World War II until the 1970s. MostEuropeannationstoday (particularlythose of the EU-15) havesizeableimmigrantpopulations, many of non-Europeanorigin. IntheEuropeanUnion, as the EU citizenshipimpliesfreedom of movementandresidencewithinthe EU itself.

  25. The end Powerpointcreatedby the internationalparticipantsduring the youthexchange “Turning social exclusion in inclusive growth” – thattookplace in Sala Bolognese – June 2012

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