No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.

Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Do people leave their homes because their home is a mouth of a shark? Do
they leave their homes for better prospects? Or simply for fulfilling
wanderlust..
Find out in our documentary:

Nowadays, people are mostly migrating from worn-torn countries like Syria
and Afghanistan. They also migrate from Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Eritrea.
These people mainly go to Europe to seek asylum.
Most of the refugees migrate as families and most of them arrive via
smugglers boats. UK and Germany are the two most popular places for the
refugees to seek asylum as in UK they may already have some family there
and Germany because of its strong economy.

International Migration can be dived into two broad aspects-pull and push.
Push being factors like :
1. 1 .Poverty- In the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Mitch in
1999, the
government of El Salvador asked the United States
government to extend permission for Salvadoran immigrants to stay
legally in the United States so that they could send money to stormaffected relatives back home.
2. 2.Armed Conflict & Political Turmoil-In the wake of the syrian
crisis, the migration of the Syrian refugees across the globe could be
the most apt example for armed conflict being the main reason for
international migration.
3. 3.Social Strife-The loss of resources, combined with a lack of
alternative employment and the social trauma caused by apartheid,
created a subsistence crisis in the homelands of Africa. Thousands of
people have migrated to European cities since.
4. Economic Hardships- People think about emigrating from places
that have few job opportunities. Zimbabweans form a significant
community in Australia with their numbers having grown to over
30,000 as of 2011.
Pull factors are factors in the target country which encourage people to move
such as1. Safety and peace- The reason many migrants from syria are
migrating to the US and Europe.
2. Chances of a better job- migrants from Bangladesh moving to India,
Mexicans moving to America, in search of better jobs.
3. Better education facilities- Indians moving to US and UK in search
of better education from Institutions such a Harvard, Cambridge
respectively.
4. Political conditions can also operate as pull factors, especially the
lure of freedom. People are attracted to democratic countries that
encourage individual choice in education, career, and place of
residence. After Communists gained control of Eastern Europe in the
late 1940s, many people in that region were pulled toward the
democracies in Western Europe and North America.

International migrants face numerous problems on migration and have

difficulty in immediately adapting to new cultures and new countries.
Migrants face difficulty in learning English, which is the most dominant
language in the world and to address this problem, many migrants take ESL
classes between their jobs. Most migrants are happy to take whatever job
they are provided with and this willingness leads them to accept menial, low
paying jobs, as even the documented migrants are barred from moving up
the professional ladder due to language barriers.
They have problems securing safe housing, and accessing public services,
as undocumented migrants are scared of using these services for fear of
being discovered and deported. They also face culture barriers, for example,
in Utah, a group of Latter Day Saints were organizing a week long hike in the
desert and decided to include some migrant children as a way to integrate
them into the community. Less than a day into the hike some of the migrant
children were getting increasingly agitated and it turned out that the hike
had reminded them of when they were fleeing their homes.

METHODS OF MIGRATION
There are various ways of migration that are used these days:
Internal Migration: Moving to a new home within a state, country, or
continent.
External Migration: Moving to a new home in a different state, country, or
continent.
Emigration: Leaving one country to move to another (e.g., the Pilgrims
emigrated from England).
Population Transfer: When a government forces a large group of people out
of a region, usually based on ethnicity or religion. This is also known as an
involuntary or forced migration.
Impelled Migration (also called "reluctant" or "imposed" migration):
Individuals are not forced out of their country, but leave because of
unfavorable situations such as warfare,
political problems, or religious persecution.

Step Migration: A series of shorter, less extreme migrations from a person's

place of origin to final destinationsuch as moving from a farm, to a village,
to a town, and finally to a city.
Chain Migration: A series of migrations within a family or defined group of
people. A chain migration often begins with one family member who sends
money to bring other family
members to the new location. Chain migration results in migration fields
the clustering of people from a specific region into certain neighborhoods or
small towns.
Return Migration: The voluntary movements of immigrants back to their
place of origin. This is also known as circular migration.
Seasonal Migration: The process of moving for a period of time in response to
labor or climate conditions (e.g., farm workers following crop harvests or
working in cities off-season)

MODES OF TRANSPORT

People staying in large countries usually use bicycles or motor bikes or

sometimes even cars. Although if the place is closer by they use public
transport like trains, trams etc
Eg- The Inuits

In the winter they traveled across the frozen Arctic either by foot or
dog sled where as in summer they use kayaks or umiaks

During the summer they took advantage of the open water and
traveled by boat.

The Inuit people also attached spikes called 'crampons' to the bottom
of their boots to get more grip when traveling on the ice.

They were built to be lightweight, and easy to paddle and maneuver in

the water.

HARDSHIPS FACED

Difficulty speaking and learning English

Raising children and helping them succeed in school
Securing work
Securing housing
Accessing services
Cultural barriers

Countries Policy with reference to Migration:

Canada, to combat a shortage of skilled labor that has been stifling the
country's economic growth since the 1970s, has adopted one of the most
open immigration policies in the world, the United Kingdom is
reconsidering its open immigration policies due to the growing foreign
population. In the east, a country where nationals favor a racially unique
and homogenous society, Japans foreign population accounts for only
1.7 percent of the total population. Their policies have drawn heavy
criticism. Thus, following the examples of Canada and the United
Kingdom, Japan has rolled out a new point-based system, giving certain
benefits to foreigners.

In Europe, Denmark's stance on immigration has often been considered

controversial. The largely homogenous country has reportedly offered
immigrants cash incentives to leave if they cannot assimilate into Danish
culture.
However the 2015 immigrant crisis has changed the European
Unions outlook on immigration. A few countries have become more
lenient while others have shut their doors completely. Emergency rescue
missions for the immigrants have restored. Croatia, Hungary and Estonia
have opened their borders to welcome more refugees while Austria and
Hungary have closed their borders to any outsiders. In September 2015,
enthusiastic crowds across Germany welcomed arriving refugees and
migrants. Thus even with the mixed feelings in Europe, immigrants have
found many places that they can call their new home.

Possible solutions:
The mass influx of displace persons has been viewed with great suspicion,
especially after the 13/11 Paris attacks. As such,

Documentation is the most critical aspect of rehabilitation of refugees.

Knowing who is going where, and where they came from, who they are,
etc. is of the utmost importance. Through methods like fingerprint
scanning and documentation, biometric data logging, RFID tags, etc.
are just some methods through which refugees can be identified and
documented.

Once they are documented, they can be segregated into camps on the
basis of nationality and country of origin, while also maintaining the
unity of families. Then, after the passage of time and the
reestablishment of a stable situation in the home nation, these families
can be repatriated through controlled and monitored migration at
regular intervals.

Before that, once they have the necessary paperwork to legally abide
in a nation, these refugees can work and provide for their families,
thereby easing the pressure on the financial resources of the host
nation.

All in all, the refugee crisis is a major one that does not seem to be getting
solved any time soon. It is of a unique nature, in the respect that it calls for
massive international cooperation on a scale never before seen by humanity.
Mankind has seen mass immigrations in the past, but nothing on this scale.
In times like this, the true nature of nations is put to the test and our
international humanitarian unity is displayed.