Migration

Population Distribution

Migration

Mobility

Importance of studying migration patterns:

Global Migration Patterns

Immigration by Country

Types of Migrants

African Slave Trade
17^th – 19^th C

Reasons for Migrating

PUSH / PULL Factors

PUSH / PULL Factors

Usually some combination of each:

U.S. Immigration

The Changing “Face” of US Immigrants

U.S. Immigrant Destinations

Undocumented Immigration

Attitudes toward Immigrants

The Refugee Issue

Sources and Destinations of Refugees

U.S. Policy toward Refugees:

Policy in Action:

Policy in Action

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To consider:

Immigration Elsewhere:

Ireland: Emigration historically; Immigration today!

The Irish in America

Net migration in Ireland
Why immigration today?

GDP Growth 1988 – 1998
“The Celtic Tiger”

"Future migration trends are difficult..."