We are going to build up a portfolio of case study examples on migration.

These will include:1. Voluntary economic migrants in the EU = Poland to UK. FOCUS = Impacts on host and source country.

2. Voluntary economic migrants international – Mexico to USA. FOCUS = Push and pull and

Economic/social/environmental impacts3. Forced Migration – Dafur (Sudan) to Chad. Focus =

cause ad impacts of forced migration.4. Internal migration – rural to urban in UK – FOCUS =

causes and history and the impacts Eastbourne.5. Internal migration LEDC – Brazil rural to urban –

FOCUS = You must research the push and pull factors and the impacts of this migration.

MIGRANT WORKERS TO THE UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7677419.stm

IMPACT OF MIGRANTS

• Use the WJEC p19 - 21 create a table similar to the one below. Hand-out. Use the next two slides to add to your table – it will take a whole page

Advantages Disadvantages

Receiving / Host Country

Source Country

Many migrants remain poor and live suffering

ongoing poverty.

Immigrants may not integrate

Impacts face language problems

Tensions build up with native people e.g.

Bradford Riots.

Jobs done cheaply e.g. Jobs row in Steel Works

February 2009

Overcome labour shortages e.g. After

WW2

Different cultures are introduced

Impacts of migration on receiving country

Help countries with ageing populations and population decline as

immigrants are usually of working age.

Allows country to develop further

Strain on schools, health service and

housing.

Money sent out of country as remittance

Many immigrants are skilled.

Environment put under pressure with

demands for more housing and resources.

Shade in yellow – economic green enviro and red social

Impacts of migration on exporting countries

Migrants may return with new skills to help

development

Brain drain

Damage to environment is lessened

Family stress if split up for a long time.

Remittance sent home to increase standards of

living.

Less unemployment

Migrants tend to be of working age leaving an

aging population

The impact of migration on population in the UK

Impact of Migrants to the UK

• Read the newspaper articles• Bullet point advantages and

disadvantages to the UK of immigration.• Feed back to other groups and add to

your notes• “Migrants do not affect jobless levels”• “Immigration small benefit to the UK• “All you need to know about immigration

in Britain today”

Media portfolio• The syllabus suggests that we should build our own media portfolio on

migration.

• Your task – puzzle groups

• Get into groups of three

• Make notes on the impacts (positive and negative) and myths about migration to the UK. PESCR??

• You will then need to number yourselves 1 – 3. Move around the 3 stations and read the articles.

• Meet back up with your original base group to report your findings. It is up to you how you report back the information – keep your summaries brief and to the point.

• Decide how to note your info A3 paper / sugar paper etc is all available!

Case Study : The Poles and the UK

• Since May 2004 when 8 new eastern European states joined the EU there has been a large influx of Polish migrants to the UK.

• By 2008 700,000 Poles were working in the UK officially. They bought with them 36,000 dependants

• 82% are aged 18 – 34• 56% work in factories• They have settled all across the UK and

not just the major cities. East Anglia and Herefordshire have been popular destinations.

• ECONOMIC MIGRATION

Push and Pull factors : Economic

• Low salaries in Poland• High unemployment in Poland• Once EU nations have been working

in the UK for 1 year they are entitled to the same level of state support as any British citizen

• They can claim unemployment benefit and use the NHS

Push and Pull factors : Society and Government

• Better standard of living and lifestyle in the UK

• UK more tolerant society and easier to get promoted on basis of ability

• Polish Govt is still not truly democratic and those most in need of money not getting it

• Youngsters leaving Poland because they feel the ‘Old School’ still has all the power and is holding the country back

• Recruiting agencies have set up in Poland to persuade them to move to the UK to fill job vacancies

YouTube - The Poles are Coming - part1 of 7 (BBC documentary)

Impact on Poland

In Poland legislation is being drafted to

encourage Poles to return home by offering

them high salaries.

Many Polish Govt officials were against

joining the EU because they knew what would

happen to their services (BRAIN

DRAIN)

Wroclaw (a large city) is developing quickly, The problem is there is a shortage of skilled

construction workers and IT specialists because they can earn 7 times as much in the UK.

By 2007 35% of jobs in the construction industry could not be filled due to

migration.

There is an incentive scheme called ‘Stay with Us’ run by a current affairs magazine and some of the biggest companies which have paid 100 scientists and researchers a one off payment of £5000 to stay put.

Impact on the UKPolish shops and

‘Saturday’ schools have developed

The large increase in migrant workers did not take our jobs but helped

the economy

They are making the workforce younger which has eased the pensions burden and helped keep

interest rates down

They pay taxes

Only 20,00 of migrants earn over £27,000 a year so will be able to retire in

the UK

Police are complaining about being

understaffed and spending money on

translatorsGenerally the Poles have been well received a they have a hard working and

positive attitude

They are willing to do jobs in areas the British won’t e,g, food industry

There are now more practising Catholics in the

UK than Anglicans

Recruitment Agencies from the UK go to Poland to recruit for all business

sectors

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174820/Poland-Hereford-residents-alter-city-signpost-frustration-influx-Eastern-European-workers.html

Herefordshire

– rural English delights?

Herefordshire – a place for migrant workers!

http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/docs/Review_of_Available_Info_-_Final_Aug_06.pdf

Herefordshire

Describe Herefordshire’s

location

Food Shop locations

Main pedestrian area

External (international)

Between countries

Permanent 1. Voluntary2. Forced

(refugees)

Internal1. Rural

depopulation2. Urban

depopulation3. regional

West Indians to Britain African slaves to America.

Within a country – most developing countries, British conurbations

Types of migration