MIGRATION
Migrants
Status
legal
legal/documented alien
illegal
illegal/undocumented alien
Characteristics
+50% women of reproductive age
People in vulnerable position in country of origin
Most belong to the working age population
Many without proper authorization
15% are young migrants
Types
Immigrant
Emigrant
Refugee
Environmentally displaced person
Types of countries
Countries of origin
Countires of transit
Countries of destination/host countries
Types
Internal Migration
External Migration
Between continents
Within the same region
Return Migration
Chain Migration
Short-term Migration
Seasonal migration
Long-Term Migration
Forced Migration
Voluntary Migration
UNFPA's Role
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
Other Information
Glossary
Video
Summary
Factors
Pull factors
Search for better
economic/social opportunities
Economic migrants
Better social service systems
Better job and education prospects
Push factors
Pressure to emigrate from
developing countries
Lack of infrastructure
Poor social service systems
Escape
Natural disasters
Extreme weather events
Crises
Persecution
Conflict
Violence
Human Rights
violation
Consequences
Positive
Development
Host country
Contribution to economy
brain gain
population growth
Solution to labor shortages due to aging population
Country of origin
By sending
remittances
in 2015 $440 billion
Possible migrants´ return with new skills
less pressure of state-funded social services of the country of origin
Social remittances
Ideas
Information
Technology
Products
Culture
Contribution to a host country´s cultural diversity
Negative
Brain drain
Separation of families
increase in inequality
between remittances
receivers and the rest
Migrants' vulnerable position
in host country.
Trafficking
Exploitation
Xenophobia
Culture
Danger of loss of cultural identity in host country
increase in the cost of local services in host countries
Population growth in host country
Overcrowding
Threat to national security
terrorism
Policy in Host country
Restriction
flexibility
encouragement