Immigration

Definition
Immigration is the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there. The world
population is growing rapidly. Environmental and economic factors affect population density,
distribution and structure. Migration has positive and negative effects on a country or area. In
these next line, we are going to study, the causes, advantage, consequence and somme
solution.
Causes
Political Conditions at the Origin

While there is a scholarly consensus around the mobility transition and the role of economic
conditions, emerging research suggests that the political environment in the origin country
may also be salient.

The Land of Hopes and Dreams

Given that an individual has decided to emigrate, the next decision point is to choose a
destination country. Advanced industrial democracies, such as those in the OECD, are major
migrant-receiving countries, but so are Russia and several Gulf countries including Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (World Bank, 2016).
Political Environment, Both Formal and Informal
The Lens of Skill
A migrant’s level of education, or human capital, often serves as a filter for the political
treatment he or she anticipates in a particular destination country.
Investment

Migrants not only alter the flow of income by remitting to their countries of origin, but also
influence patterns of international portfolio investment

Advantages
Migration can bring advantages and disadvantages

Country losing people

 Advantages Disadvantages
Money sent home by People of working age move out reducing the size of the country's
migrants potential workforce
Decreases pressure on Gender imbalances are caused as it is typically men who seek to
jobs and resources find employment elsewhere. Women and children are left
Migrants may return with
'Brain drain' if many skilled workers leave
new skills

Host country

Advantages Disadvantages
Increasing cost of services such as health care
A richer and more diverse culture
and education
Helps to reduce any labour shortages Overcrowding
Migrants are more prepared to take on low Disagreements between different religions
paid, low skilled jobs and cultures

In addition, there are a number of obstacles that the migrant may need to overcome,
including:

 unemployment in new country

 racism and cultural differences
 language barriers
 lack of opportunities

Solutions
What Congress should do: Develop a clear roadmap to citizenship
Eliminate existing backlogs in family-based permanent (green card) visas by recapturing
unused visas and increasing annual visa   numbers.
Provide safe, legal means for migration through points of entry.
Increase the number of employment-based permanent visas to reflect market demand for
sought-after skills and  experience
Eliminate the existing three- and ten-year bars to  admissibility.