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Name: Exodus
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Author: Paul Collier

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How Migration is Changing Our World

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What’s in it for me? Get a deeper understanding of how global migration works.

Migration has taken center stage as one of the key issues of our time. The issue is debated in the US presidential primaries, it’s discussed in the political arenas of Europe and news outlets of all sorts constantly offer us their views on the subject. But how does migration really work and what are its impacts on society?

Occurring primarily as a way for people to find better economic and social conditions, migration isn’t a new phenomenon. It has been happening for millennia and has shaped the way our world looks today. It has economical and political impacts on the countries people leave and the countries they arrive in.

The topic of migration divides entire countries, drives people to vote further left or further right, creates new jobs and threatens people’s current ones. Read on for an in-depth look at this complex issue.

In these blinks, you’ll find out

why migrants from Tonga were less happy in their new country than back home;
the positive impact migrants have on their new countries’ economies; and
how migrants’ home countries have received $400 billion from citizens abroad.

Though migration has increased in recent decades, few politicians want to talk about the issues surrounding it.

Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As a result of globalization, increased mobility and growing inequality between wealthy and poorer nations, more people migrate today than ever before. But why?

First, there is a significant disparity in income and living standards between “developing” and “developed” countries. Poorer countries often have far lower standards of living, and their social and political institutions tend to be weakened by corruption and don’t necessarily work toward the betterment of the nation.

Second, migration has become easier for those who earn good money in their country of origin. For example, it’s very expensive to migrate from Congo to Denmark; the entire process becomes a lot easier if you have some money to spare.

Finally, large, established diasporas, that is, groups of people living in a country other than their ancestral homeland, can help new migrants settle and find work in their country of arrival. The larger the diaspora, the more people it will attract.

But despite this massive increase in migration, politicians don’t seem to like talking about it.

On the one hand, this has to do with the fact that there isn’t a lot of data about worldwide migration, as researchers dread sifting through the huge data sets needed to produce scientifically meaningful results.

On the other hand, migration is a complex issue riddled with moral and ethical problems. For example, policymakers have to raise questions like: Is it right to let some migrants into the country, but not others? Will politicians be considered racist if they don’t want poor migrants in their country? And what happens to the countries that the migrants leave behind?

These are some of the questions that will play a decisive role in determining the future of migration policies.

Migrants have massive social effects on their host country.

Depending on where they go, migrants receive different treatment when they arrive in a new country. Some countries are more or less welcoming, while others are less friendly. So what are the reasons for these differences, and what effects do migrants have on their new home country?

The degree to which migrants impact their host country largely depends on the speed of migration. A mass influx of migrants, for example, can make the native population feel overwhelmed and hostile toward the newcomers.

Migration also has an economic effect on the new host countries.

Anyone digging deeper into the topic of migration will at some point come across critics as well as supporters, each side bringing economic arguments to the table to support their own views. So which is correct? It may well be both.

On the one hand, the critics have a point. Migration can result in economic problems for a host country. There is evidence that suggests that some parts of the native population will experience problems due to a high influx of migrants.

Many migrants gain enormous benefits by moving to a new country.

As we’ve seen, the effects of migration on the host country can be mixed and unclear. So what is the economic advantage for the migrants themselves?

Before we answer that, let’s look at the cost of migration. In short, it’s an expensive investment that not everyone can afford to make. Just getting to a new country and finding a place to live costs a lot of money.

Migrants themselves can also be the biggest losers in the process of migration.

Though it might seem somewhat baffling, migrants aren’t just the big winners in terms of greater income and productivity; they can also be the biggest losers.

Following an influx of immigrants, the greatest competition for jobs won’t be between immigrants and the native population – it will be between immigrants themselves.

Migrants can have ambiguous political effects on their country of origin.

So far, you’ve learned about the economic and cultural impacts that immigrants have on their new homes. But how do migrants affect the political landscape in their countries of origin?

As it turns out, diasporas can have a strong political influence. When migrants move to more democratic countries, many use their new position to try and change things for the better in their countries of origin.

Migration can function as a serious drain on small countries.

As we mentioned in the previous blink, it tends to be the wealthy and educated who leave oppressive regimes or hopeless economies. If enough educated people leave, a country can suffer from brain drain, or a severe loss of the educated class.

Brain drain is a serious danger for small countries. Research has shown that countries that lose too much of their educated human capital need decades to recuperate and catch up with new technological advances.

Migration policies need to change to deal with modern migration issues.

Based on what we’ve learned so far about the impacts of migration, what can we say about sound immigration policy decisions, and what does the future of migration look like?

Right now migration is massive, but it won’t stay this way forever. Many people today are leaving their countries because of income disparities, war, famine and other problems that the global community will need to continue working to solve.

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Exodus (2013) offers insights into one of the most contested social and political issues of our time: human migration. By looking at the effects of migration on everyone concerned, you’ll gain insights into the dangers and benefits that migration, and immigration, hold for our economies and societies.

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In London, around 70 percent of elite housing is now being bought by immigrants.

—Paul Collier

Wer Exodus lesen sollte

Anyone interested in politics and economics
Anyone whose ancestors once migrated to a new country
Anyone who has strong opinions about immigration policy

Über den Autor

Paul Collier is an economist and professor, as well as the director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. He is the author of The Bottom Billion and was named one of the top global thinkers by Forbes Magazine.

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