 Advantages and disadvantages for › Immigrants › Home country › Host country

 Better job opportunities  Safety (asylum seekers)

 Have to adopt to the new language and lifestyle  Might have problems with language, school, integration

 Migration can reduce pressure on its economy › less unemployment  Money can be sent home by migrants  Migrants might return with new, valuable skills

 Loses workers  “Brain drain”  people with a high education leave their home country

 Skill and knowledge transfer  Richer and more diverse culture  Reduce of labour shortage  More competitiveness  Migrants are more willing to do low-paid jobs

 People might lose their jobs  Immigrants might have problems with language, school, integration  Immigrants are often seen as needy and dependent on social benefits  Migrants are often seen as potential criminals

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