Wednesday 10 April 2013

Population Change in the UK

IMMIGRATION and it's effects...

Because Emigration is falling while Immigration is increasing the UK's net migration is rising.

Positive Attitude
Negative Attitude
-Immigrants create jobs eg Polish food shops
-Is earning capacity the only way we measure an individual’s contribution to society?
-Less likely to claim state benefits
-Work harder because they have to
We are all immigrants originally
-Why should it be easier to marry someone from Poland than from Pakistan – Racist policy?
-Often take low skilled and low paid jobs that established population might not want eg cleaner
-Use medical resources
-Too many immigrants for jobs
-Councils have to find more housing etc

Some proposed plans for immigration:

  1. Limiting skilled workers's stay to 5 yrs would damage the UK economically - 50,000 fewer skilled migrants cost every person £44 extra over 5 years
  2. Fewer visas to students who are the largest group of non-EU migrants, but £8.5 billion is generated in fees
  3. Only Husbands or Wives earning £18,200 - a policy for the wealthy
Social Benefits of Migrants: 
  • Increases understanding of other cultures
  • Influx of new or revitalized providers of local services
Economic Benefits:
  • Growth in ethnic retailing eg Curry mile in Manchester
  • Tend to take the less desirable jobs
  • Fill the skills gap that exists in many host countries with qualified migrants
  • Costs of retirement transferred back to the source country
  • Host country gains skilled labour at reduced cost
Social Costs:
  • Entrenchment of attitudes which may lead to fundamentalism
  • Groups of segregated ethnic groups are created and dominate local schools
  • Male Dominance reasserted especially in countries where women have low status like the Persian Gulf States
  • Racist attitudes which may lead to civil unrest and extremism
  • aspects of cultural identity is lost especially amongst second generation migrants
  • call for controls on immigration
Economic Costs:
  • Cost of educating migrants children
  • Much of the money goes back to the country of origin including pension payments
  • Increased numbers of people puts pressure on resources like health services and education
  • Some industries like construction over depend on migrant labour

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