Answer to Question #188542 in Economics for Nisha Chaudhary

Question

Explain the consequences of migration.

Answer 1

Increasing the intensity of various types of migration -

economic, ethnic, labor - a characteristic feature of globalization, and the share of migrants in the permanent population of countries reflects the degree of involvement in globalization processes. At the same time, migration processes have both advantages and disadvantages, thus becoming a source of contradictions and conflicts. Thus, migratory flows to developed countries reduce the share of titular nations, as immigrants tend to have higher fertility rates. For example, in Germany, Italy, etc.

Rapid population growth in developing countries has caused a surplus of labor there, and the development of education has led to the fact that a growing proportion of young people are quite capable of adapting to the demands of the labor market in developed countries.

Illegal immigration has become enormous. We are talking about a cheap and completely disenfranchised labor force, a significant part of which are women. Illegal movements lead to massive marginalization of migrants and the criminalization of the entire sphere of migration relations. The resettlement of peoples along long-established and new directions is accompanied by some special phenomena associated with the clash and diffusion of different cultures, religious and national traditions, which, and the further, the more, will have a destabilizing effect primarily on the recipient countries.

The phenomenon of adoption of children born in other countries and cultures is rapidly expanding. As you can see, migration processes affect the gene pool of the nations of the recipient and donor countries.

Migration is revitalizing the global market for highly skilled labor. This phenomenon is observed in the USA and Canada. On the contrary, the movement of unskilled workers is limited by national barriers that are constantly increasing.

Sustainable labor migration over several decades has led to the segmentation of labor markets in developed countries and the isolation of sectors predominantly occupied by migrants. These are, first of all, non-prestigious jobs that do not require high qualifications, with difficult conditions.

and low wages, these are the most discriminated, informal, or shadow segments of employment.