For years and years, migration has been a global issue, it is a the movement of people that transfers from one area to another. A lot of people argue that migration should be banned because it provides negative effects on the world but migration, has both positive and negative effects on both the host and the losing country and migrants, just like every other person, also has rights.
There are various of reasons why people move from one place to another. Sometimes it is because they want to and sometimes it is because they have to.
Around the world, there are an estimated 230 million migrants, making up about 3% of the global population. This share has not changed much in the past 100 years. But as the world’s population has quadrupled, so too has the number of migrants. Immigrants play such a vital role globally. Immigration boosts economic growth, meets skill shortages, and helps create a more dynamic society. The immigrants help assist their country’s businesses, which become more agile, adaptive and profitable in the war for talent. Governments in turn receive more revenue and citizens thrive on the dynamism that highly-skilled migrants bring. Yet it is not only higher-skilled migrants who are vital. In the USA and elsewhere, unskilled immigrants are an essential part of the construction, agriculture and services sector.
In addition, migration also brings cultural diversity. Cultural diversity is important because our country, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist of various cultural, racial and ethnic groups. We can learn from one another, but first we must have a level of understanding about each other in order to facilitate collaboration and cooperation. In the world in which we live in, learning about other cultures helps us to understand different perspectives and helps to dispel negative stereotypes and personal biases about different groups.
Furthermore, cultural diversity helps us recognize and respect "ways of being" that are not necessarily our own so that we can build bridges to trust, respect and understanding across cultures as we interact with others. In addition, this diversity makes our country a more interesting place to live, because language skills, new ways of thinking, new knowledge and different experiences are contributed by people from diverse cultures.
There has been countless of doubts and questions regarding migration but it is undeniable that in the near future, the numbers will just continue to grow. There are legitimate concerns about large-scale migration. The possibility of social dislocation is real but just like globalization – a strong force for good in the world – the positive aspects are diffuse and often intangible, while the negative aspects bite hard for a small group of people.
Although there are also obstacles that migrants have to overcome, migration has brought millions of people seek a better life. From war zone, poor, and violent countries, people had the opportunity to relocate to a better place with more and better opportunities awaiting for them.
The negative aspects of migration must also be managed but that management must come with the recognition that migration has always been one of the most important drivers of human progress and dynamism. Immigration is good. And in the age of globalization, barriers to migration pose a threat to economic growth and sustainability.
As John Stuart Mill forcefully argued, we need to ensure that the local and short-term social costs of immigration do not detract from their role “as one of the primary sources of progress”.
How immigration has changed the world – for the better
Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-immigration-has-changed-the-world-for-the-better/
Migration brings cultural diversity, but is it beneficial or detrimental to the host country?
Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/immigration-beneficial-or-detrimental-to-the-host-country
Discussions surrounding migration deem it everything from a human rights issue to an inaccessible privilege, and is often labelled a 'crisis' and a catalyst for political turmoil. But even as a force that is so hotly debated, few understand its main drivers.
Link: https://www.kylinprime.com/news/107/International-Migration-10-reasons-people-embark-on-a-journey.html
What is Cultural Diversity?
Link: https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/social-behavioral-sciences/what-is-cultural-diversity/
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