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Who Can Afoard To Run: Will Run
Humans have always moved around in search or resources to survive and it is evident all around us. If you live in the Americas and the Caribbean you are probably a descendent of an immigrant of are one yourself. African slaves, Europeans settlers were some of the first to what was then known as the new world. Of course we know that the native people were indigenous to the land. Modern immigration is however very the movement of people around the world is happening at a very fast rate and it on a wider scale than ever before. Over the ages people have been moving from place to place, while this is not a new occurrence it still tends to evoke negative reactions. There exist stereotypes that immigrants cause crime, terrorism and even take away jobs. Despite such attempts to paint immigrants in a negative light the necessity of Modern immigration is undeniable. In most instance immigration benefits both parties.
If a child grows up in St Lucia dreaming of becoming an aerospace engineer, when that individual becomes an engineer, it would be difficult to find employment in the field ,in St Lucia. Since there are limited opportunities in St Lucia, chances of securing a job in the aerospace field would be better served in another country, a country with aerospace industries, like Canada, Britain or America. Although he or she may be able to secure a great job, working on jet plane engines at one of the Airports in St Lucia.
St Lucia does not have certain industries to support certain job types and this forces some people to seek education, expertise and employment abroad. But this is not the real problem because not everyone is able to afford the cost of immigration. What is most problematic is what happens to the people who are unable to leave. And what may be even worse is that they may be unable to find work in certain sectors, such as agriculture or manufacturing. If such a large segment of the society is unable to find jobs there will be a labour gluts issue. If there is underemployment or unemployment I think people would migrate out of the country to find jobs, can you think of ways to prevent this?
When people migrate out because of employment issues their relive stress on government t and society, by not causing upheavals, you know what they say about “Idle hands”. Underemployment occurs when there is not enough work to do and unemployment happens when there are not enough jobs for everyone. In the case of St Lucia, Banana farming was a leading industry, with many households dependent upon agriculture. With the collapse of that industry those who were employed in agriculture struggled to find jobs. Some of these workers have for year’s sourced work out of country, at one point cutting sugar cane in the US. Workers who are struggling to find employment in their homelands may find themselves facing a position of unemployment or underemployment and in that case many people decide to emigrate to greener pastures, in so doing they relieve the social pressures on society and prevent revolution or upheaval.
The number one argument against outward immigration from Islands, like St Lucia is what is called “Brain Drain”. It is argued that those with the ability to migrate out of the country are essentially the young and those with the resources. In other words, those expected to be the core of the countries labour force. In theory such an outward movement of the countries labour resources, may drastically affect future economical growth.
While the “Brain Drain” theory holds considerable merit, we must also take into consideration that immigration also helps relives unemployment and underemployment if it exists. In many instances there are no jobs and the job market may be over-saturated with workers. If there are more lawyers, Accountants, Economists than there are jobs, mo work in manufacturing or agriculture, then there needs to be an outlet, such as immigration to relive the glut of workers. While the issue of brain drain can be identified in the outward movement of health care practitioners from the Caribbean, on the other hand this same outlet of immigration relives stress on local government, who are unable to provide jobs for all.
Countries such as Canada and America supplement their labour forces through immigration. These countries attract both the so called “cream of the crop” and those willing to work at minimum wage. Developed countries benefit from incoming workers, who are willing to be employed in part time, minimum wage jobs. These are jobs which established citizens may not be willing to do. Immigrants working at minimum wage jobs and in so doing, support the overall economic base. Through their working, paying rent, shopping and general economic activity in the country they are bolstering the country’s economic base.
Most developing countries are now facing an aging population. The baby boomer generation, or the world war two generation are about to retire from their jobs and will need their pensions. That means that they will be drawing monies from the country. It is feared that there may not be enough money to pay pensions to seniors. What is needed to offset this situation is a young working generation, or a tax payer’s base big enough to offset the outgoing pension payments.
Developing countries are now facing an aging population but they are also facing a low birth rate situation. People are having fewer children and women and men are having children later on in life. There now is a situation where, the citizens do not want to work in Minimum wage jobs and are having fewer children as well. That means that they are not replenishing the labour force and more people are retiring.
Countries need a stable, young, working, taxpaying base, to supplements and replenish their labour forces, faster than the elderly retire. Countries are faced with what is called a high dependency ratio, there are more people retiring than there are young workers joining the work force. If this situation persists it is uncertain how government will be able to maintain public funded initiatives such as pensions and senior medical programs. Immigration in this instance will help those developed countries offset that problem, by providing them with a young labour force that can be taxed.
Finally the work that immigrants are hired into in developed countries provides them with capital, some of which is forwarded to their countries of origins, to support families. These are direct foreign injections into the receiving countries’ economies. During Christmas the barrels and other goods sent by families also bolster the local economies. If goods and services are allowed easy access to flow seamlessly across borders, shouldn’t people be allowed too as well?
Immigration is an important policy issue which must be handled seriously. The movement of labour, just like service and goods, should be facilitated. Immigration policies that are sympathetic to the overlying economical benefits of migration are best. Retirees from developed countries own getaway mansions in less developed countries, they move across borders as well and contribute to a global economy. Immigration policies like free market policies should advocate a seamless movement of goods, services and labour across the globe. The ongoing facilitation of the movement of people across borders is potentially beneficial to all.
Of note:
Phylis Wilson wrote a thought provoking blog about the fallacies of immigrating to a new land. She hit the nail right on the head, when she explained the difficulties that immigrants face, while trying to get ahead in a new country. It is very difficult leaving ones homeland to struggle for years trying to assimilate into a new society, it is often times tougher than back in their homelands.
If a child grows up in St Lucia dreaming of becoming an aerospace engineer, when that individual becomes an engineer, it would be difficult to find employment in the field ,in St Lucia. Since there are limited opportunities in St Lucia, chances of securing a job in the aerospace field would be better served in another country, a country with aerospace industries, like Canada, Britain or America. Although he or she may be able to secure a great job, working on jet plane engines at one of the Airports in St Lucia.
St Lucia does not have certain industries to support certain job types and this forces some people to seek education, expertise and employment abroad. But this is not the real problem because not everyone is able to afford the cost of immigration. What is most problematic is what happens to the people who are unable to leave. And what may be even worse is that they may be unable to find work in certain sectors, such as agriculture or manufacturing. If such a large segment of the society is unable to find jobs there will be a labour gluts issue. If there is underemployment or unemployment I think people would migrate out of the country to find jobs, can you think of ways to prevent this?
When people migrate out because of employment issues their relive stress on government t and society, by not causing upheavals, you know what they say about “Idle hands”. Underemployment occurs when there is not enough work to do and unemployment happens when there are not enough jobs for everyone. In the case of St Lucia, Banana farming was a leading industry, with many households dependent upon agriculture. With the collapse of that industry those who were employed in agriculture struggled to find jobs. Some of these workers have for year’s sourced work out of country, at one point cutting sugar cane in the US. Workers who are struggling to find employment in their homelands may find themselves facing a position of unemployment or underemployment and in that case many people decide to emigrate to greener pastures, in so doing they relieve the social pressures on society and prevent revolution or upheaval.
The number one argument against outward immigration from Islands, like St Lucia is what is called “Brain Drain”. It is argued that those with the ability to migrate out of the country are essentially the young and those with the resources. In other words, those expected to be the core of the countries labour force. In theory such an outward movement of the countries labour resources, may drastically affect future economical growth.
While the “Brain Drain” theory holds considerable merit, we must also take into consideration that immigration also helps relives unemployment and underemployment if it exists. In many instances there are no jobs and the job market may be over-saturated with workers. If there are more lawyers, Accountants, Economists than there are jobs, mo work in manufacturing or agriculture, then there needs to be an outlet, such as immigration to relive the glut of workers. While the issue of brain drain can be identified in the outward movement of health care practitioners from the Caribbean, on the other hand this same outlet of immigration relives stress on local government, who are unable to provide jobs for all.
Countries such as Canada and America supplement their labour forces through immigration. These countries attract both the so called “cream of the crop” and those willing to work at minimum wage. Developed countries benefit from incoming workers, who are willing to be employed in part time, minimum wage jobs. These are jobs which established citizens may not be willing to do. Immigrants working at minimum wage jobs and in so doing, support the overall economic base. Through their working, paying rent, shopping and general economic activity in the country they are bolstering the country’s economic base.
Most developing countries are now facing an aging population. The baby boomer generation, or the world war two generation are about to retire from their jobs and will need their pensions. That means that they will be drawing monies from the country. It is feared that there may not be enough money to pay pensions to seniors. What is needed to offset this situation is a young working generation, or a tax payer’s base big enough to offset the outgoing pension payments.
Developing countries are now facing an aging population but they are also facing a low birth rate situation. People are having fewer children and women and men are having children later on in life. There now is a situation where, the citizens do not want to work in Minimum wage jobs and are having fewer children as well. That means that they are not replenishing the labour force and more people are retiring.
Countries need a stable, young, working, taxpaying base, to supplements and replenish their labour forces, faster than the elderly retire. Countries are faced with what is called a high dependency ratio, there are more people retiring than there are young workers joining the work force. If this situation persists it is uncertain how government will be able to maintain public funded initiatives such as pensions and senior medical programs. Immigration in this instance will help those developed countries offset that problem, by providing them with a young labour force that can be taxed.
Finally the work that immigrants are hired into in developed countries provides them with capital, some of which is forwarded to their countries of origins, to support families. These are direct foreign injections into the receiving countries’ economies. During Christmas the barrels and other goods sent by families also bolster the local economies. If goods and services are allowed easy access to flow seamlessly across borders, shouldn’t people be allowed too as well?
Immigration is an important policy issue which must be handled seriously. The movement of labour, just like service and goods, should be facilitated. Immigration policies that are sympathetic to the overlying economical benefits of migration are best. Retirees from developed countries own getaway mansions in less developed countries, they move across borders as well and contribute to a global economy. Immigration policies like free market policies should advocate a seamless movement of goods, services and labour across the globe. The ongoing facilitation of the movement of people across borders is potentially beneficial to all.
Of note:
Phylis Wilson wrote a thought provoking blog about the fallacies of immigrating to a new land. She hit the nail right on the head, when she explained the difficulties that immigrants face, while trying to get ahead in a new country. It is very difficult leaving ones homeland to struggle for years trying to assimilate into a new society, it is often times tougher than back in their homelands.
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