1. Migration
and South America

2. What is immigration?
The action of coming to live permanently in a new country
(So children of immigrants born in the new country are NOT immigrants)

3. What is emigration?
The action of leaving a country for another (usually your own country)

4. What is net migration?
the difference between the number of emigrants and the number of immigrants.

5. Reasons for emigrating
Push factors:
Not enough jobs
Few opportunities
Primitive conditions
Desertification
Famine or drought
Political fear or persecution
Slavery or forced labour
Poor medical care
Loss of wealth
Natural disasters
Death threats
Lack of political or religious freedom
Pollution
Poor housing
Landlord/tenant issues
Bullying
Discrimination
Poor chances of marrying
Condemned housing (radon gas, etc.)
War

6. Reasons for immigration
Pull Factors:
Job opportunities
Better living conditions
Political and/or religious freedom
Enjoyment
Education
Better medical care
Attractive climates
Security
Family links
Industry
Better chances of marrying

7. Benefits of immigration
Immigrants take jobs that natives cannot or will not do
Increase in cultural diversity
A younger workforce
Skilled workers in needed sectors

8. Drawbacks to immigration
High concentration of newcomers in certain areas (So called Ghettos)
Natives have to share with newcomers
Poor perception of newcomers
Highly skilled workers are lost to the new country

9. Danes in Argentina H.C. (Juan) Fugl
Danish pioneer in Argentinian immigration
Married his Niece and started a farm in Tandil, a small town outside Buenos Aires in the 1800s
Brought lots of friends from home with him to start farms
Danish population of Tandil was around 130, a tenth of the town’s population

10. Danes in Argentina Danish culture was preserved by the immigrants
They consider themselves (even today), Danish-Argentinians
They still speak their language
They still attend their church
They marry other Danish immigrants or bring Danes from Denmark to marry
It is often not until the 3rd generation that they marry outside the group