Work we did in class ! 9/23/09

- Migration Patterns
Never before in human history have so many people been on the move.
Over 190 million people live outside the country of their birth, thus are officially designated as migrants by international agencies. Japan, Germany, France, Canada, the United States, Italy, and the united Kingdom are the seven industrial countries/developed countries. They tend to move to cities.
Persecution, Famine, and environmental destruction cause people to flee to safe havens elsewhere.

Refuges- A person who flees his or her country because of well founded fear. Based on race. Ethnicity, religion.

-Push and Pull Forces-
Push forces, such as civil strife, environmental degradation, or unemployment, drive people from their homelands. Pull forces such as better economic opportunity or health services, attract migrants to certain locations, within or beyond their national boundaries. Connecting the two are th informational networks or families, friends, and sometimes labor contractors, who provide information on the mechanics of migration, transportation details, and housing and job opportunities.

Net Migration Rates
- The amount of immigration and emigration is measured by the net migration rate, statistics that depicts whether more people are entering or leaving a country.
Some of the highest net migration rates are found in countries that depend heavily on migrants for their labor force, such as the United Arab Emigrates, with a net migration rate.