https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a Made with whimsy en-us 2020-11-09 16:14:12 UTC 2025-03-24 15:41:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2708.png vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904844693 In 1989, The Siberian government removed the autonomic government in Kosovo, putting the country under their rule. This lead to tension between the government and its citizens as well as protests against poor living conditions and violence towards Siberians living in Kosovo that the local governments failed to report. Due to the government's behavior, about 375,000 Kosovars moved south to neighboring Albania and 150,000 had moved to Macedonia others moved to Montenegro and Bosnia. About 1 out of 5 Kosovars tried to cross borders illegally.]]> 2020-11-09 16:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904844693 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904892728 2020-11-09 16:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904892728 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904912153 Another reason that Kosovars had for leaving the country was the war that ensued due to Slobodan Milosevic, President of Serbia from 1989 to 1992, and his oppression of the ethnic Albanians there for the preceding decade. Oppression ultimately gave rise to violent opposition to Serb rule in the formation of the Kosovo Liberation Army, and then to the spiral of violence that ensued in 1998 and 1999.  By the end of April 1999, about 600,000 residents of Kosovo had become refugees.]]> 2020-11-09 16:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904912153 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904970091 2020-11-09 16:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904970091 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904972291 The Kosovo migration is a forced migration because the of the Kosovo war as well as the government's treatment of Kosovo citizens.]]> 2020-11-09 16:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904972291 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904979841 The push factors that caused Kosovars to leave would be the tension, violence between the citizens and the government, as well as falling wages.]]> 2020-11-09 16:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904979841 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904988532 The migrating Kosovars would be considered Internally Displaced Persons as they need to flee their homes because of the threat of armed attacks]]> 2020-11-09 16:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904988532 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904990965 Though some Kosovars became permanent stays in the new countries that hosted them, some still want to return to Kosovar one day.]]> 2020-11-09 16:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/904990965 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905006919 Many guest workers from Kosovo arrived in Germany where 38,000 visas issued for 2018, of which 13,000 were for long stays.]]> 2020-11-09 16:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905006919 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905020768 The events that are occurring in the South East areas of Europe are happening on a regional scale as Kosovo along with many of its neighboring countries were affected by the migration.]]> 2020-11-09 16:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905020768 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905092815 1. Most migrants move only a short distance.
Many of the migrants in this case only moved within the continent. Mainly going to Albania and Macedonia]]> 2020-11-09 17:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905092815 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905108734  2. Migration occurs in steps 
In order to attain a wage and be able to live in new countries, Kosovars had to first get visas in order to be permitted to live there. Once they did make it, they would need to build a new home and go from there.]]> 2020-11-09 17:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905108734 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905125402 3. Long-range migrants usually move to urban areas
Moving to larger cities allows for more opportunities and  increases the chance to get newer jobs, so Kosovos that decided to move to the Americas wanted to live in cities.

]]> 2020-11-09 17:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905125402 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905127659  4. Each migration produces a movement in the opposite direction
As Kosovo lost citizens, neighboring countries gained more people from the migration. The Kosovo economy also suffered as more citizens became unemployed or migrated.


]]> 2020-11-09 17:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905127659 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905167512 5.  Rural dwellers are more migratory than urban dwellers 
Kosovo rural citizens who were struggling wanted to improve their lifestyle, so they moved to urbanized places.]]> 2020-11-09 17:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905167512 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905190790 6. Within their own country females
are more migratory than males, but
males are more migratory over long distances
https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/1380/kosovan-migration-2014.pdf says  that emigration statistics for Kosova  show that the migration gender ratio was roughly equal in 2000-2004, while in recent years females dominate emigration: 52.94% female and 47.06% male.

]]> 2020-11-09 17:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905190790 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905219537 7. Most migrants are adults
https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/1380/kosovan-migration-2014.pdf shows that 30-34 year olds made up 12% of the emigrants that moved. 0-4 year olds made up 5%]]> 2020-11-09 17:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905219537 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905240090 8. Large towns grow more by
migration than by natural increase
Albania received 375,000 people and Macedonia received 150,000 people from the migration. ]]> 2020-11-09 17:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905240090 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905262146  9. Migration increases with economic development
 As Kosovars gain new wages and lives, some contemplate returning to Kosova if the economy improves.]]> 2020-11-09 17:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905262146 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905271299 10. Migration is mostly due to economic causes
The economic situation in Kosova was a push factor for its citizens as they needed better wages in order to live causing them to leave.]]> 2020-11-09 17:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905271299 vxu1 https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905283342 11. Families rarely move out of their country of birth
https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/1380/kosovan-migration-2014.pdf shows that 19.4% of the emigrants were 0-14 years old while 80.6% were adults. These statistics show that children that were most likely part of families didn't move as much as people that didn't have families.]]> 2020-11-09 17:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vxu1/rob7ehgc038xdb7a/wish/905283342