Week 4 - Emigration by Liudmila https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G Post your points here. Begin with your names. en-us 2018-03-23 02:21:38 UTC 2025-10-08 22:10:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Carfront.png Connor, Cheng, Hugh, Annisa, Miki csyddall https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324494 Individuals:
- Skill improvement
- Personal growth through new experiences 
- Economic benefit
- Failure to integrate
- Security, safer communities and environments
- Social welfare

Family:
- Fragmented
- Pressure on families members to pick up tasks 
- Remittances 
- New opportunities
- Better education systems 
- Better healthcare 
- More opportunities 
- Immigration opportunities for family members

Communities:
- Diversified workforces 
- Skilled workforce 
- Cultural differences (positive and negative)
- Financial reasons 
- Diversify societies ]]> 2018-03-23 04:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324494 Ayumi, Chelsea, Irina, Hugh hconngleton https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324530 Brain drain, loss of population/human capital

Loss of skills

Social problems - Spatial separation of couples - family conflict, weakness of family unit. Children lose mother or father figure. Disconnection of familial relationships

Reduction of women population may reduce birth-rate, increase "care-gap"]]> 2018-03-23 04:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324530 Steph, Martin, Edward, Matt misidro https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324531 - more resources for your population if your country is overpopulated
- remittances 
- increase in education/reduction in poverty
- provide the opportunity for them to skill their citizens beyond their own means
- knowledge transfer if migrants return (circular migration)
- human rights development/democracy (women can become more empowered)
- exposure to other cultures/institutions (cultural transfer)
- re-investment resulting in increase of economic capital (long-term)
- alleviating un- and under-employment
- if successful/positive - increased diplomatic relationships with other countries

]]> 2018-03-23 04:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324531 https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324541 Moving to a new country can bring a culture shock depending on where a family moves to.]]> 2018-03-23 04:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/International_MIgration/week4_G/wish/245324541