History

History

Introduction

The phenomenon of international migration in developed countries has become increasingly important after World War II. This is due not only to increased flow of new immigrants, but especially to the ethnic composition of such flows has changed dramatically in favor of third world countries. The consequences of increased immigration have aspects of both demographic and economic.

Migration flows have accelerated and all indications are that this trend will increase. Although at all times man has experienced large migratory movements, always with the same premise, seeking better living conditions, the majority today because of this phenomenon is the poverty of millions of people living in the Third World, and who are attracted the wealth of industrial societies.

Reasons of migration:

The sudden boom triggered in the migration trend at the end of the cold war. The end of the cold war opened a Pandora's Box and resulted in many local as well as ethnicity oriented conflicts amidst the population. In such wars the fighters - who generally belong to the regular forces and who are supported by paramilitaries - often target civilians. It seems that many asylum seekers are people fleeing "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated mainly from the regions of Bosnia and Kosovo nearly at the end of the decade. Furthermore, with the fall of communism, many citizens believed that their goals and ambitions with respect to lifestyle can only be achieved by migrating to the west. The movement was said to be relatively free in terms of free prices that are associated with it. It was one of the many reasons that made people immigrate to UK. The people who immigrated to UK also included asylum seekers hence resulting in a phenomenon of rejection of all forms of immigration.

But in some European countries, the issue of asylum has become taboo. It overlaps with other aspects such as ethnicity and identity along with the revealing of the existence of a flaw in the conservative Liberal Democratic edifice. However, we must not lose sight of the context: it was perhaps easier to immigrate to the United Kingdom around 100 years ago. Upon reaching the country immigrants were faced violence as well as enjoyed anything like near and far to the social and legal protection accorded to them by welfare states today. The fact remains that the demagogues can exploit resentment vis-à-vis the "other", especially when the job market does seem to be any niche where refugees would fit. Overall, this population is not a heavy burden on the taxpayer, but this is probably not the feeling that one experiences in areas with large immigrant populations (in the UK, these are some London boroughs and cities like Dover), where foreign share these with the most disadvantaged citizens services such as schools, hospitals and social housing.

In economic matters, there is no relevant theory and no single model to account for the very complex relationship between economics and immigration. Literature deals mainly with the impact of immigrants on wages and employment of natives. This is particularly true for the ...