Large scale migration is occurring around the world and some of the causes of this international migration include:
· Growing developmental, demographic and democratic disparities provide
power incentives to move
· Global job crisis affecting large
parts of the developing world especially the Middle East and North Africa where there is high unemployment in certain areas
· Increasing demand for labour in
developed countries
· Communications revolution is
creating growing awareness of the differences between countries living
conditions as well as knowledge of opportunities
· Transport revolution has made transport cheaper and accessible. (Castles and Miller 2009)
As an island nation Australia obviously has numerous points of entry that are susceptible for vulnerabilities which is why we have many asylum seekers seeking refuge here. There is currently a parliamentary crisis that is currently being played out in the Australian media which is being played out in the press on a daily basis when in fact majority of asylum seekers arrive by plane (Pazzano 2011 n.p).
References:
Millisaw L, 2012 'Reasons for migration', eHow retrieved 18/08/2012 <http://www.ehow.com/list_7650354_reasons-migration.html
(Millisaw, 2012 n.p)
As an island nation Australia obviously has numerous points of entry that are susceptible for vulnerabilities which is why we have many asylum seekers seeking refuge here. There is currently a parliamentary crisis that is currently being played out in the Australian media which is being played out in the press on a daily basis when in fact majority of asylum seekers arrive by plane (Pazzano 2011 n.p).
References:
Millisaw L, 2012 'Reasons for migration', eHow retrieved 18/08/2012 <http://www.ehow.com/list_7650354_reasons-migration.html
Castles,
S & Miller, M 2009, The Age of
Migration, 4th edn, Palgrave MacMillan, Basinstoke.
Pazzano,
C (2011) ‘Asylum seekers: where Australia stands’ SBS World News, Feb 16.
Available at http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1295782/Asylum-seekers-Where-Australia-stands
You’ve successfully listed a number reasons behind migration and backed them up with a scholarly source. However, that’s about all you’ve done. You haven’t really discussed it, related it to globalisation, or provided your own opinions or thoughts on the topic.
ReplyDeleteThe reasons given for migration were very valid however they needed to be interpreted and discussed. Most importantly they need to be related to globalisation as the link to this was not very clear. It may be an idea to just focus on one or two of the reasons instead of a whole list and then relate them to globalisation.
ReplyDeleteStating the reasons people migrate is a great idea becuase some people don't realise and you list a fair number but you fail to discuss the points in detail or discuss your points regarding refugees and the parliament issues along with not comparing how our refugee numbers match up internationally with we having very few trying to enter the country.
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