APARTAMENTOS

LA COLINA
MIGRATION

What does it Why do people

mean? migrate?

When a group of people move or leave their 1. Economic migration

place of residence to another country , city , 2. Social migration

or town due to social or economic 3. Political migration

situations . 4. Environmental

Some examples:
Venezuelans to Latins to USA
Colombia
It all began when Venezuelans started to suffer a food
As the author , Deadalus mentions in his essay Latin

and economic crisis . A lot of shortages and poverty

American Immigration to the United States , more or less

began , to the point where the majority of the

between 1960 and 2010, the US population began to

increase significantly with the arrival of many Latin

Venezuelan population found it necessary to leave their

country to improve their living conditions . It is all due to

Americans , who migrated from their countries .
the bad government of President Nicolás Maduro , that

began in 2013 and continues to this day . It is not a secret for anyone that the majority of Latin

American countries are underdeveloped and have had

When Venezuelans decided to leave their country and

constant political , economic and social crises due to

migrate , they choose Colombia mainly because it is the

the mismanagement of their governors and lack of

closest and most accessible country for Venezuelans

social progress . This fact has remained true until

who have Colombian friends or family , due to the

today , and has implied that many Latin Americans

proximity of these countries . migrate and leave their countries in search of better

opportunities .
Also , at the beginning of 2021 the president of

Colombia , Ivan Duque created tools for Venezuelans

The reason why Latin Americans decide to migrate to

that facilitated their stay in the country . This included

the United States is because this country is known as

that many of the legal Venezuelans did not have to go

one of the most developed ones , and fulfills the

through visa procedures again .( Janetsky . M 2021) This

" American dream " that most people would like to have .
news meant that it would be easier for Venezuelans to
The United States , being such an economically

migrate and stay in Colombia and try to find better life

prosperous country , offers many job opportunities and

opportunities . a better quality of life , which is why migrants seek in

different ways , even illegally , to reach this country .

 The pros and cons of migration
(on countries of origin)

PROS CONS
Loss of young workers
Migrants from this country

improve their life expectancies .

Social problems with children

left behind
Unemployment is reduced

Economic disadvantages due

Aids from foreign countries
to loss of competent workers

Push factors Pull factors

Factors that attract

Some factors that encourage an

,
individual to leave or emigrate
individuals to migrate to a

,
from a certain place
certain place .

Leave to FIND:
Leave behind:

Security
Poverty
Peace
Disasters
tranquility
Unemployment
Stability

Opportunities

Liberty
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. Janetsky M (2021) Venezuela migrants :' Legal status changes

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Daedalus . (2013) Latin American Immigration to the United States

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