UNIT 1: GOING GLOBALSessions 8 & 9: ON THE MOVE

INVESTGATING INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

Session 9 Learning Objectives1.To define key terms and types of migrant2.To explore post war migration, to explain the current UK ethnic mix

Session 9 Friday

3: To explore current trends in migration

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The UK population is around how many today?

The Government forecasts it will hit 70 million in which year?

What per cent of this growth do we predict will be due to immigration?

Starter: Have a go at guessing the answers to following…

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The UK population is around 62,600 million today.

The Government forecasts it will hit 70 million in 2028.

70 per cent of this growth will be due to immigration.

Starter: Answers

Current issues regarding migration in the UK

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3214892/Theresa-May-v-migrant-workers.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/23/migration-emigration-uk-dorling

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/27/net-migration-drop-figures

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/11/03/concerns-over-uk-immigration-cap-115875-22686570/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/11/03/immigrants-cap-blasted-115875-22686955/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/8111150/Companies-transferring-foreign-workers-will-still-face-limits.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8111213/Immigration-cap-risks-becoming-empty-political-gesture.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/8105251/Immigration-cap-will-make-little-difference-warn-MPs.html

Each pair has been given a different source to analyse. Take a look at your data/news article/photograph and feedback to the class, explaining what it shows/says.

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Obj 1: To define key terms and types of migrant- p131 ON THE MOVE handout - p102-103 blue textbook -p94 Fish book

Type of migrant Description (1) Motive (1)Voluntary migrant

Forced migrant

Illegal migrant

Temporary migrant

Economic migrant

Refugee

Asylum seeker

Displaced person

Permanent migrant

Write definitions for:Migration - Net migration - Demography – Native population – Fertility rate - Immigration - Emigration -

Type of migrant Definition Motive

Voluntary A choice made over decision to leave and destination

Usually work or quality of life

Forced Moving without willing Often due to war/famine/disaster

Illegal Do not have permission to stay in a country – may not have legal passport /visa. May be deported.

Voluntary move for work / part of a criminal activity/human trafficking

Legal Moving with permission – valid passport and visa

Often for work or quality of life

Economic Moving for economic gain Work

Refugee/Asylum seeker Forced to move to another country to seek safety

war/famine/disaster…

Displaced person May be refugees or asylum seekers. May be repatriated.

Forced by war/famine/disaster

Temporary May stay for weeks or years, ultimately returning to own country

Eg. Usually work reasons

Permanent Permanent move which results in citizenship Eg. Work or quality of life

2: To explore post war migration, to explain the current UK ethnic mix

Read pages 132-133 (ON THE MOVE hand-out ), answering the following questions…

1.By 2005 what % of the global population were living outside their country of birth?2.a)After WWII, why did economic migrants from Jamaica come to the UK?3.What was the 1948 British Nationality Act?4.How had this act changed by 1972?5.Name one flow of economic migrants who have entered the UK since 1950 6.Name one flow of forced migrants who have entered the UK since 19507.Would you consider any particular UK city to be referred to as a ‘hub’ for migrants?

To explore post war migration, to explain the current UK ethnic mix

1.By 2005 what % of the global population were living outside their country of birth? 32.a)After WWII, why did economic migrants from Jamaica come to the UK? Fill labour shortages eg.Railways3.What was the 1948 British Nationality Act? UK citizenship to people from the Commonwealth4.How had this act changed by 1972? Allow only those with work permits or grandparents/parent born here to settle in the UK5.Name one flow of economic migrants who have entered the UK since 1950 Black Caribbean 1948, Eastern Europeans 20056.Name one flow of forced migrants who have entered the UK since 1950 Croatians, bosnians, kosovans 1990s7.Would you consider any particular UK city to be referred to as a ‘hub’ for migrants? London

Lee’s model of intervening obstaclesThink back to week 2 (pushes and pulls for migration)…

If a migrant is being pushed out of one place and pulled towards another, what could stop them from reaching their destination?

- Explain the below model to a partner using UK & Australia as an example – what would push you from the UK, what would pull you

towards Australia and what might prevent you from reaching Australia in the end?

3: To explore current trends in migration

To consider the factors affecting migrationWhat might prevent someone migrating?

In Lee’s model of migration, Intervening Obstacles are factors that have to be overcome in order for migration to take place.These could include:•Social obstacles – family ties, illiteracy, lack of education•Lack of information about the destination – eg. Where to stay, job opportunities…•Economic obstacles – cost of setting up a new home/moving•Intervening opportunities and places – migrants may move to intervening places, rather than their intended destination, due to obstacles such as costs, family pressure or due to new opportunities arising

Watch travelling with migrants (20mins) or read Mali: Seeking Opportunity Abroad

Take notes as you watch/read about:-Specific PUSH factors in Mali

-Specific PULL factors in Europe-Intervening obstacles along the route

-Create a model of Lee’s model for Mali

A closer look at migration flows and motives: Mali…

Exam -style Questions

2. Study fig 1(a) (i) Name one source country of immigrants to the EU (1)(ii) Suggest reasons for this flow. (2)(b) (i) Name one EU destination for African emigration (1)(ii) Suggest reasons for this flow. (2)

1. Which of the following terms best describe Mali’s emigrants ? (1)

- Displaced persons - Refugees- Internal migrants - EU citizens- Illegal migrants - Forced migrants

3. Describe the changes in the number of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands between January & May for 2006 and 2007 (2)

You have 10 minutes to answer the exam questions in exam conditions – no talking!

Figure 1: Key migrant routes from Africa to Europe

Figure 2: Migrants arriving in the Canary Islands 2006-2007

HomeworkIn preparation for objective 1 next week: To assess the impact (source and host) of post-accession labour flows from Eastern Europe… Read pages 102-109 in Edexcel blue books, making notes under the following headings or find out what the terms mean:

•Net migration is…•Where did most migrants to Europe settle in 2005?•How can the colonial history of a European country have an impact on immigration?•Make notes under each country heading on p105 to describe their history of immigration.•Use the 2 headings on p106 to make notes.•Create a push and pull table for Eastern Europe using p107