Migration

Why do people move in Stage Two of the Demographic Transition?

• They retire and birth rates decline

• They move to where the jobs are either in cities or other countries

• They want their own space

• They are searching for food

Illegal immigrants in the U.S.A.

• 8 million employed

• 5% of the total workforce

• Vital to the health of America's economy

• All of the above

Immigration to the U.S.A.

• More Mexicans have come than any other

• More Germans have come than any other

• New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada contain most of nation's immigrants

• Most immigrants are older couples

Push Factor

• Human Rights Violations

• Natural Disasters

• Lack of Jobs

• All of the above

Pull Factors

• Human Rights Violations

• High Standard of Living

• Low Standard of Living

• Natural Disasters

Why does Germany experience immigration differently than France or Britain?

• Germany never had any colonies

• Britain forced Germany to accept Syrian immigrants

• Germany recruited workers from Spain, Portugal, and Yugoslavia

• Both A and C

Immigration to the United States

• Most immigrants come from Canada

• Immigrants are evenly distributed throughout every state

• The most recent immigrants have come from Latin America and Asia

• All immigrants live in California

Immigration to the United States

• Most immigrants come from Africa and Australia

• Immigration policies favor the poorest countries on Earth

• Most immigrants are families travelling together

• The most recent immigrants have come from Latin America and Asia

Someone who has left their home but not their country

• Refugee

• Internally Displaced Person

• Asylum Seeker

• Migrant

Someone who seeks protection in another country

• Asylum Seeker

• Refugee

• Internally Displaced Person

• Migrant