1. What do you think is happening here?

2. Genius or Fool?
‘On the Mexican and U.S. border a Mexican was discovered in a vehicle, disguised as a car seat. He was caught by immigration officials who spotted his head sticking out from the leather head rest.’’

3. International Migration
The movement of people away from
their homeland to a foreign country.

4. 175 million Interesting Fact!!!
In the year 2000, it was estimated that only 3% of the worlds
population lived outside the country of their birth.
175 million

5. International Migration Flows

6. Examples of International Migration
From the Caribbean to the USA Caribbean countries have a culture of emigration.
Cuba is the main exporter: 10% of people born in
Cuba now live in the United States.
The other main sources are the Dominican Republic,
Jamaica, and Haiti. People go first to the Bahamas,
and later try to enter the US by sea.
From Mexico to the USA One of the largest cross-border flows in the
world is from Mexico to the USA. Of the
108 million people alive today who were
born in Mexico more than 8 million live
in the USA.

7. Examples of International Migration
Other Europeans to the UK Around half the immigrants in the UK come from the EU,
though the most significant sending country is still Ireland,
whose citizens have unrestricted rights of entry
From South Asia to the UK The Indian subcontinent has been an
important source of immigrants to the UK.
In the 1960s the British government started
to close the doors so most new arrivals
nowadays are joining other family members.

8. Examples of International Migration
Australia diversifies Asian migration to Australia, from China, Vietnam,
the Philippines and Indonesia is making Australia
ethnically more diverse. Many Asians and others
have also been arriving by boat as refugees
To Australia from the UK Australia has large British
contingent. Of the 3.9 million
foreign-born, according to
the 1996 census, 27% came
from the United Kingdom.

9. Types of International Migrants
Settlers
These are people who intend to live permanently in their new country.
Most head for the main countries of settlement, notably the United States,
Canada and Australia.
Around one million travel a year, the majority of whom are joining close
family member.

10. Types of International Migrants
Contract workers
They are admitted to other countries on the understanding that they will stay
only for a specific period: the length of their contract.
Some are seasonal workers. Others will be on longer-term contracts, of a
year or more.

11. Types of International Migrants
Professionals
These include employees of transnational corporations who are moved
around from one country to another.

12. Types of International Migrants
Unauthorised workers
Sometimes called undocumented or illegal immigrants. There are significant numbers
in most immigration countries.
Some have been smuggled in, others are overstaying their visas, or are working on
tourist visas.

13. Types of International Migrants
Asylum seekers and refugees
Asylum seekers have left their homes to escape danger; if their claims for
asylum have been accepted they are then classified as 'refugees'.