2.2.3

• So what are the consequences of migration?

  • Let’s look at global hubs (part of the core-periphery model) that attract low-skilled workers and elite migration. 

  This system feeds growth and prosperity at the core, through the flow of in of money, people, ideas and technology.
• global hubs are a particular import to the city when reviewed at both national and global scale. it accounts for the presence of headquaters of major mncs
• migration is important to global hubs because it helps with the growth and continued prosperity of global hubs. global hubs such as jakorita and cairo are places where the parent companies of mncs which have formed subsidary firms. approx $500bn remmittances
• host regions positive effects reducing inequality and promoting growth:

  • economic migrants are willing to do labour work, locals reluctant
  • working migrants spend wages on rent and benefits landlords pay taxes
  • some migrants ambitious entrepreneurs
• host region negative effects increasing inequality and promoting tension:

  • social tensions and house prices increase as increases population so unaffordable
  • local shortages primary schools due to increase of population, can place financial burden on local authorities
  • employers may favour from migrants over native working class suffer unemployment
• source regions positive effect reduce inequality promote growth:

  • bangladesh value remmittances exceed foreign investment, money aids social development
  • migrants may return with new skills
• source regions negative effects increase inequality and promote tension:

  • economic loss of generation of human resources
  • increase the number of aged dependants
  • reduce economic growth and consumption falls
  • no guarantee of remmittances
• udhr is the universal declaration of human rights which is a historical document which outlines the rights and freedoms everyone is entitled to. e.g poland saudi arabia ukraine and south africa