Causes and Effects on migration
The Causes and Effects of Migration Migration has always been a part of the history of humankind. Thousands of years ago, the first group of people in Africa started to migrate around the world. Later on, Chinese families also happened to move to other countries such as the United States of America to pursue the “American Dream”. However, what are the reasons that make people want to leave their homelands and move somewhere new? Are there any effects from migration to both the sending and the host countries? In this essay, I would like to point out the reasons people migrate to other countries: to find new opportunities, to free themselves from political issues, and to have (access to) better social services. I would also describe some of the impacts of immigration on some countries. The first and foremost reason people leave their families and friends behind and move to the other countries is because of the jobs and opportunities. In most populous countries such as Indonesia and India, finding suitable careers for college graduates is not an easy task due to the large number of people who are looking for the same occupations. As a result, people end up doing the work they are not trained for. So, in order to get the jobs that are suitable for them, they immigrate to other countries that provide them more opportunities. In addition, there are also people that emigrate from opposite country due to the lack of support from the people of their country. For instance, Anggun, an Indonesian singer, moved to France because the people in Indonesia did not appreciate her work. Secondly, a lot of people immigrate to other countries in order to free themselves from political issues or religious obligations in their country. Sometimes countries got into political problems that might endanger the citizen of that country, such as a coup, conflicts with other country or war. These problems, depending on how the government deals with it, can force people to move out from