viernes, 3 de diciembre de 2010

The Impact of Migration on Receiving Countries

"Nothing would be as we know, were it not for migration, in the end we are all immigrants ..."

When you talk about migration is important to take in mind that, this behavior is which has shaped our society. Since the beginning of history, humans have migrated from one place to another, whether for environmental, political, the war or a hope of improving their life quality, these streams of people, have contributed in the formation of our societies and nations.

There have been milestones in the progress of mankind, which may not have been possible to achieve without migrations, such as: the discovery of America, the Industrial Revolution, the relativity theory (Albert Einstein), among others.

Immigrants generally have a positive impact on receiving countries, since they help in, strengthening the workforce, intellectual and cultural exchange, and aid in the country's economic progress.

The positive impact in the host country is not always the case, in some cases either because of xenophobia or some other factors, immigrants are alienated by society, which leads them to commit criminal acts in order to survive, which impoverishes public safety and national progress.



References:

El impacto de las migraciones At: http://ediciones.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2004/12/04/hoy/mundo/79992.html
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Migracion. At:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraci%C3%B3n
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Emigracion .At:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigraci%C3%B3n
Last accesed, 18 oct 2010

2 comentarios:

  1. I agree with what you say, I think immigrants go to other country not because they want to, it’s because they need to, maybe because lack of opportunities, maybe because of conflicts between countries, like war for example. So the reasons why are really serious, and it’s like the only option they’ve got. And of course xenophobia it’s an issue they’d always suffer from, because of their color of the skin, they way they talk.

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  2. this "impact" should just good things for the country and the migrant but is that the oldfashioned way of thinking that makes this like the way it is

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