Question

Discuss the pros and cons of a migrant population on a community, the United States, and developing nations?

Answer 1

Basically migration is nothing but movement of people from one place to another place results i population called migrant population.

Pros of a migrant population on a community, the United States, and developing nations:

• Job vacancies and skills gaps can be filled.
• Economic growth can be sustained.
• Services to an ageing population can be maintained when there are insufficient young people locally.
• The pension gap can be filled by the contributions of new young workers and they also pay taxes.
• Immigrants bring energy and innovation.
• Host countries are enriched by cultural diversity.
• Failing schools (and those with falling numbers) can be transformed.
• Developing countries benefit from remittances (payments sent home by migrants) that now often outstrip foreign aid.
• Unemployment is reduced and young migrants enhance their life prospects.
• Returning migrants bring savings, skills and international contacts.

Cons of a migrant population on a community, the United States, and developing nations:

• Depression of wages may occur but this seems to be temporary.
• Having workers willing to work for relatively low pay may allow employers to ignore productivity, training and innovation.
• Migrants may be exploited.
• Increases in population can put pressure on public services.
• Unemployment may rise if there are unrestricted numbers of incomers.
• There may be integration difficulties and friction with local people.
• Large movements of people lead to more security monitoring.
• Ease of movement may facilitate organized crime and people trafficking.
• Economic disadvantage through the loss of young workers
• Loss of highly trained people, especially health workers
• Social problems for children left behind or growing up without a wider family circle.