Migration_to_Europe

Essay Number 2               Many people are migrating over to particular countries in Europe because the economic opportunities that have presented itself over the past decade. Immigration and migrating is when someone moves a significant distance from their originally birth place into a different area permanently, while an immigrant is one who takes part in this activity. A demographic transition is the growth stage of which a country is currently going through. Many countries in the Western Europe and of Northern Africa is migrating to countries such as Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom due to job opportunities, better living conditions, and also due to government encouraging immigrants to come into a country.               Many European countries are in stage 5 of the demographic transition, which is when there is a high percentage of elderly and retired folks, whiling have a low percentage of working class citizens. This creates many problems because the countries, such as England, do not have enough people to work the odd jobs and to pay the government taxes. So the government is currently encouraging immigration in order to maintain a stable economic status. Both the immigrant and the government benefit from this because the worker gets better wages and working conditions, while the government gets tax money from it to support its country.               In the past decade tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have tried to smuggle themselves into European countries in search of a better life. In the Canary Island alone, 32,000 illegal immigrants tried to sneak into the country in 2006 because of the living conditions they suffer in. African countries, such as Algeria, have a very unstable economy and there living conditions are terrible. There are hardly any jobs, they living conditions are terrible, and famine occurs every where daily. Algeria and almost all African countries are in stage 2 of the demographic transition, where there is a high amount of birth rate while a low about of death rate. Therefore, within the country there are less job opportunities and so many flee to Europe because they need people to work the jobs no one wants.               Many immigrants move to certain countries because they have certain connections within the country. For example, citizens in Belgium move to France because both countries speak French, which makes communication easier for those who migrate. This is also a pull factors to certain countries because people generally move to places where they are comfortable. Also, immigrants will move into certain neighborhood that relates to them in race, language, or religion, because this also creates a sense of home to them. They are drawn toward these neighborhoods because immigrants would rather be surrounded by people who know their customs and tradition instead of completely new strangers. Also if certain races, such as Korean, have been established for a period of time in a certain region or county, there will be services available to these immigrants. Such as market places, restaurants, and religious churches will be set up so Koreans will have easier time accessing these necessity.               Many Western European country citizens have migrated to Eastern Europe because the easy accessibility policy within the European Union. The European Union membership allows citizens from an EU country to move into a different EU country. This freedom allows many citizens in poorer countries, mostly Northern- Western European country, to move into wealthier countries for better wages and better living conditions. For example, migrants from Poland headed to countries such as Germany and Spain in search for a better life.               Every migrant has a reason for which that person or group moves into a certain location. These decisions are determined by pull and push factors in which effect their daily lives, even if they are good or bad. Many key factors are held accountable before someone moves, such as job opportunities, living conditions, and they have to determine if the benefit outweighs the consequences. The neighborhood or country they migrate to is also determined by the ethnic, racial, and religious community because the migrant has to be comfortable within their home. Hundreds of different factors are considered before someone moves because it may end up being the most important decision they make in their life time.