Causes Of International Migration

Migration is the salient phenomenon of the mankind as they migrate from one place to another for various reasons (Suarez-Orozco, 2001). Migration is broadly defined as permanent or semi-permanent change of the residence. There is no restriction upon the distance of the move and upon the involuntary or voluntary of the act and upon external or internal migration. No matter how long or short it is, or how easy or difficult of the migration, there is always a place of origin, place of destination and intervening sets of obstacles. Sociologists claim that individuals migrate because of the networks they have created with relatives and friends in other places. Anthropologists argue that people migrate because of the willingness of higher living

There is also the growth of irregular migrants, people who are described as illegal, undocumented or unauthorized. It includes migrants who enter or remain in a country without authorization, those who are smuggled or trafficked across an international border, who fail to observe a deportation order, and people who circumvent immigration controls such as arranging bogus marriages or fake adoptions. As the original counties tend not to keep count of how many their nationals are living abroad, it is hard to say which countries that the migrants come from. In 2013, Asia-to-Asia migration was the highest migration in the world, with around 54 million international migrants residing in another country in

For some, migration is a thread, for some it is an opportunity. Migration is also a far more global process than ever before as migrants today travel both from and to all of the world’s regions. “Migration, when governed fairly, can make a very important contribution to social and economic development both in the countries of origin and in the countries of destination,” said Mr. Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2013). Migration widens the opportunities for the individuals and it is an important meaning to broaden access to resources and to reduce poverty. Today almost every country in the world fulfils all three roles; migrants leave them, pass through them and head for them. As the international migration matters, it has increased impact on the international migration’s contribution to the global economy, the significance of migration for development and the linkage between migration and security (Koser, 2009). The three facts and figures that can suggest about international migration are significant for the global economy. First, migrants are often among the most dynamic and entrepreneurial members of society. Second, migrants fill labour market gaps both at the top and bottom end. Third, the significance of migrant labour varies across countries but more importantly across economic sectors. The