1. QOTD Tie-in: Migrant Workers
2012 highest proportion of foreign workers – Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE – ‘kafala’ system in UAE
Top remittance recipient countries 2013 – India, China, Philippines, Mexico, France
Everett Lee model (1966) puts the decision to migrate and the process of migration into the following four categories: (1) Factors associated with the area of origin are perceived more accurately however positive or negative (2) Factors associated with the area of destination are more superficial (3) Intervening obstacles – phys. barriers, distance, transportation, government restrictions (4) Personal factors – balancing knowledge of origin with knowledge of destination; resistance vs. willingness

2. Incentives to Migrate
Push
Negative home conditions that impel the decision to migrate
Pull
the presumed positive attractions at the destination
Social Factors
Econ. Factors Env. Factors
Barriers to Migration
Physical
Geographical obstacles – rivers, oceans, mountains
Economic
Cost of traveling and establishing residence
Cultural
Family, religion, ethnicity, community relationships, fear of change
Political
Restrictions on migration at govt. level
Place Utility – the measure of a person’s satisfaction with a location. Migration results when ‘home’ has a significantly lower ‘place utility’ than allowable alternatives AND alternatives meet a minimum aspiration level