Migrant workers & Expatriates

Migration issues make part of this growing trend of globalization, it is an inherent process nowadays. However, there are a lot of motivations to be a migrant or expatriate according to the main interests or current situation of people around the world.

One person can be a migrant or expatriate for some aspects:

Push factors:

- Violence

- Political and Economical instability

- Environment

Pull factors:

- Freedom in various aspects

- Working opportunities

- Education

In this video, you can see how many people see migration as a factor that affects or favors regions, from the scenario of inmigrants to USA from England. It has to be taken into account that is one of many perspectives, and should be interpreted just as the authors' point of view.

The Inmigration debate: Supernews! (2006). Retrieved on April 8th, 2011 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEl6HdfqWM&feature=fvsr

Which is the difference between migrants and expatriates?

This difference goes on the motivations or the situation of people. An expatriate generally is a skilled person that goes abroad because of job tasks. Normally companies send people to work in other headquarters around the world. In contrast, one migrant can be one person that goes abroad to search for better job opportunities. In the case of expatriates, as they are skilled labor force, Brain Drain or Brain Gain can appear. Brain Drain is known as the phenomenon when professional people go outside to work, and the profits from that work go to the host country, which experiments Brain Gain.

References:

-Business dictionary online. Definition of Brain Drain. Retrieved on january the 5th2011 from: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/brain-drain.html

-The Inmigration debate: Supernews! (2006). Retrieved on April 8th, 2011 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEl6HdfqWM&feature=fvsr