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0:03dude more than a hundred thousand years ago

0:07the first modern humans left Africa and began to colonize the world

0:11since then human history is also a history of migration

0:15migration has always been a strong impetus towards human development

0:19these days however migration is often seen as problem

0:23threat but what exactly is migration

0:26water underlying causes and what problems and opportunities

0:31does migration present migration is defined as the permanent change of

0:35residence

0:36a person or group I'm is a natural social phenomenon

0:40humans have colonized the entire world and penetrated its remotest areas

0:44the migration is taking place within very different contexts

0:49military conquest play to refugees expulsion

0:53Barnsley meant but migrants have also traveled in search of economic

0:57opportunities new settlement areas

0:59portrayed reads you currently approximately $216 million people

1:04are living away from their place of birth this number

1:07equals about 3 percent and the world population analyzing the reasons for

1:12migration

1:13one distinguishes between push and pull factors often both appear together

1:17push factors are circumstances in the country of origin that lead people to

1:21emigrate

1:22for example poverty war or environmental disasters

1:26from pull factors are conditions in the destination country

1:29they make immigration attractive such as economic opportunity and political

1:34freedom

1:35you considering these reasons

1:39one distinguishes between different forms of migration asylum seekers


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1:44our flame war or persecution in their home country the internationally

1:49accepted Geneva Convention States

1:51no person may be sent back to a country where they face inhumane treatment

1:56torture where the death penalty I'm

1:59the labor migration is based on the hope for a better economic future

2:04did but it can be difficult for people from poor countries together work for

2:08residence visa in a rich country

2:10get migrants who enter the destination country an informal way

2:15or who do not leave the country after the expiration of a tourist visa

2:18are referred to as illegal migrants another case

2:23is the international migration and highly trained professionals

2:26it takes place both between developed countries

2:29and between developing and developed countries this format migration is often

2:34desired

2:35encouraged by the destination countries it

2:38what are the main migration routes today by far the most immigrants live in the

2:46United States

2:47followed by Russia and Germany world

2:53the main countries origin are mexico

2:56India China and Russia

3:06in proportion to their population Persian Gulf countries host the largest

3:10share of migrants

3:11about 35 percent of their population weld

3:16of they mostly come from South Asia

3:20and Egypt %uh

3:26most migrants in the US come from Latin America

3:29particularly from Mexico you

3:36in Europe the origin of immigrants differs considerably between countries

3:41and reflects their historical development in Germany and Denmark


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3:45a large share of migrants are Turkish origin most immigrants in France

3:49Portugal and Spain come from their former colonies in addition

3:53there's a strong migration within your this is promoted by the EU's principal

3:58free movement

3:59citizens at the EU are allowed to live in any member state

4:03without restrictions nowadays migration is often seen as a threat

4:07this is caused by a number fears for example

4:11the idea that immigrants are expensive and a burden to the welfare system at

4:14the destination country

4:16especially in host countries that offer few opportunities have social mobility

4:20to migrants

4:21they are usually the most vulnerable parts of society

4:24there

4:27another fear is that the host country will lose what is perceived as its

4:30national identity

4:32especially through the influx of groups from other religions and cultures

4:35it

4:37of N there's no successful integration strategy

4:40so different ethnic groups live in separate neighborhoods

4:45it

4:47as a result of these fears the migration policies in western industrial countries

4:51have become increasingly restrictive them

4:55the US has built a giant fence with high-tech surveillance

4:58to seal its southern border with mexico el

5:02the European Union is also fortifying its borders

5:05migrations perceived primarily as a security problem

5:08the EU is trying to block my Gran's before they reach its territory

5:13this is done by bilateral agreements with the departure and transit country

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5:18and in ever-increasing control of refugee roots on land and water

5:22the in 2004 the EU

5:26established Frontex a joint Agency to coordinate the surveillance and closure

5:31amid external borders the %uh

5:33human rights groups point out that many refugees with a legitimate claim for

5:37asylum

5:38are blocked this way the is increasingly difficult to reach Europe

5:43the result is that migration attempt are getting more and more risky

5:47and often and disastrously according to conservative estimates

5:51between 1988 in 2010 approximately 15,000 people died

5:56attempting to reach the EU more people bennett any other border in the world

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6:03you

6:05what is not considered most at the time migration also has positive aspect

6:09migration contributes to the economic development in migrants countries of

6:13origin

6:14migrants around the world transfer over three hundred billion dollars to their

6:17home country

6:18each year that is considerably more than the official development assistance to

6:22these countries

6:23in European countries as well as in other industrialized nations

6:26such as Japan the birth rate has dropped to a low level below the replacement

6:30rate

6:31the result declining population an aging society

6:35experts believe that Europe will soon be heavily dependent on migration

6:39in order to meet its employment needs and to stabilize the retirement system's

6:44way finally migration contributes to the cultural diversity

6:48a destination countries well we see the debate over migration

6:56is burdened by fear and prejudice defect


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7:00is restrictive immigration policy constrict efforts to prevent migration

7:04to destination countries

7:06this is not just a problem in terms of ethics but also politically and

7:10economically questionable

7:12in order to deal with the problems attached to migration

7:15it is especially important to develop implement

7:18a constructive migration policy such a policy

7:21would include regulate immigration as well as provide right

7:25for legitimate asylum seekers %uh

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