SS - Ch. 8

Beside the U.S. Name Other countries attracting immigrants

Canada, Spain in Europe and Australia in Oceania

What drives people to move to a new country?

Both Push and Pull factors. Push factors encourage people to emigrate from where they are to a new place. Pull factors attract people to a new place and encourage them to immigrate there.

Political Push Factors

War is one political factor that can create refugees. Political refugees may flee a country because they fear its leaders. Or they may fear persecution. Two big push factors drive migration streams today: poverty and conflict.

What are the Political Impacts on countries that immigrants leave behind?

Working for Better Government Emigration can also have political impacts on the home country. Many refugees have come to the United States to flee political unrest. Once here, some refugees work hard to bring democracy to their homeland.

migration stream

the constant flow of migrants from one country into another country. The largest migration stream into the United States today is from Mexico. flows of immigrants, have had on this country have impacted this country

diffusion

the spreading and mixing of cultures

persecution

unfair treatment of others because of who they are or what they believe

List ways immigration affects the US.

1. Economy ( Jobs and Taxes) 2. Culture (Neighborhoods, Foods, and Holidays)

Economic Push Factors

The most common push factors are economic. Most of the early immigrants to the United States were poor farmers or working people.These same economic push factors are still at work today. Some of them will seek that future in another country. Often, that country is the United States

What is the economic impact on the countries that immigrants leave behind?

When people emigrate, they take with them whatever they might have contributed to life in their homeland. As painful as these losses are, they may benefit the home country in some ways. The first is by bringing in needed money.

genocide

the elimination of a group of people based on race, religion, or some other factor

brain drain

the loss of well-educated people such as doctors or engineers to another country

emigrate

to move FROM a country. People who LEAVE a country are called emigrants.

immigrate

to move TO a country. People who MOVE TO another country are called immigrants

brain gain

when people leave to go to school or to work and then return to their home country

Family Pull Factors

Another powerful pull factor is the desire to unite divided families. Often young men are the first members of a family to immigrate to another country. Once they find jobs and a place to live, they send for their wives, children, and parents.

Environmental Push Factors

Changes in the environment, such as a long-term drought, can push people to emigrate. Other changes in the environment are the result of human activity, for example the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident left a large area of poisoned soil, air, and water around the power plant and people were forced to leave

What are the social impacts on the countries that immigrants leave?

Divided Families and Community Improvements. On the minus side, when young people leave to find jobs in another country, families are splintered. On the plus side, the money that emigrants send home can have positive effects like sending enough money to help their home village build a well or a school

Education Pull Factors

Education is a strong pull factor in immigration.

Describe Economic Impacts of Immigration on Jobs on Taxes in the US

Like native-born workers, immigrants who work pay taxes. At the same time, many immigrants also need services that are paid for out of tax money.

Quality-of-Life Pull Factors

Most people, however, move hoping to improve the quality of their lives. In the United States, this hope is called the "American Dream." For many refugees, a better life begins with a sense of safety.For other immigrants, a better life usually starts with a better job. Migrants generally are attracted to developed regions.

Describe Culture impact of immigration on culture

Newcomers to the United States often live close to other people from their homeland. Immigrants bring new foods to the United States. Immigrants have introduced new holidays to American life( St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Chinese New year). Immigrants help their new neighbors to learn about the world.

Describe Economic Impacts of Immigration on Jobs

The United States has long depended on immigrants for labor. Some native-born Americans resent having to compete with immigrants for work.Often, however, the jobs immigrants find are ones that native-born workers are not eager to fill.

region

an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas

refugee

someone who seeks safety by going to another country. Refugees may be escaping political unrest or war. Or they may fear being attacked because of their beliefs

push factor

something that encourages people to leave a place behind

pull factor

something that encourages people to move to a new place

Describe the three great waves of migration.

1.The first great wave of immigration began with the founding of the United States. 2. In the late 800s, a second wave of immigrants began to arrive from eastern and southern Europe. 3.A third great wave of immigration began in the late 1960s and is still going on today