International

migration to Jamaica

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 What do you know by international migration?
International migration occurs when people cross state borders and stay in the host state for
a certain minimum time.

Migration occurs for many reasons.

Many people leave their home countries to look for economic opportunities in another country
or in their own country is dangerous, like a death threat.

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Who is immigrating to Jamaica?
The recent Migration Profile for Jamaica shows that emigration continues to be greatly in
excess of immigration.

Foreign-born immigrants accounted for 72 per cent of the total.

China as the main country of origin – and India in second place – continued since 2011 to
2017.

The returning Jamaican nationals accounted for 28 per cent of the immigrants. This included
voluntary returnees and forced returnees.

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Why do the Chinese emigrate to Jamaica?
The influx of Chinese indentured immigrants aimed to replace the denial system of black slavery.

It entailed signing a five-year contract that bound the laborers physically to specific planters and their
estates and subjected them to physical and financial penalties whenever any contractual conditions were
broken.

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 How many migration are in Jamaica?
The current net migration rate for Jamaica in 2021 is -3.824 per 1000 population, a 0.44% decline from 2020.

The net migration rate for Jamaica in 2020 was -3.841 per 1000 population, a 0.41% decline from 2019.

The net migration rate for Jamaica in 2019 was -3.857 per 1000 population, a 0.41% decline from 2018.

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Benefits of migration to Jamaica
Increasing the competitiveness of domestic goods due to reduced production costs associated with
lower prices of foreign labor;

education, qualification of immigrants gives the country significant savings on training;

additional tax revenues from working immigrants;

growth of production and employment due to the influx of foreign workers and their demand for
domestic products;

improving the demographic situation.

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 Disadvantages of migration to Jamaica
Additional burden on the state budget (payment of unemployment benefits, increase in spending on
law enforcement, maintenance of public schools);

possible social tensions in society (if foreigners occupy jobs claimed by locals).

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