What are the impacts of migration – economic migrants

Migration has an impact on the place that has been left behind by the migrant and also on the place that they are migrating to. These impacts can be both positive and negative. The table below shows how migration from Turkey to Germany affects the two countries

Migration between Turkey and Germany

Economic migrants – values and attitudes

When studying geographical issues it is important to consider what the views of different interest groups might be, and how this influences the decisions they make. In the case of economic migrants it is important to consider the views of a variety of people, for example:

• The migrant – How do they feel about their new life? How do they feel about leaving their family behind? How do they feel about people in their destination country who may be hostile towards them?
• The migrant's family left behind – How do they feel about it? Do they see it as a positive move? Will they be better or worse off?
• The government in the host country – What is their policy on migrants? Are they good or bad for the economy? Are they good or bad for society?
• Other workers in the host country – How do they feel about the economic migrants? What type of jobs are they taking? Is there competition for jobs? Are they helping the economy?