Movement of people from one country or region to another for social, economic or family causes
Migration is called the process by which individuals move from one geographic area to another, generally from that of their native origin to another that offers them a better option or special alternative to their situation..
This can respond to an infinite number of reasons, although the most frequent are economic and social, better opportunities in this regard and some personal circumstances are also added, such as family and partner motivations, for example, our husband receives a promotion in his work And this implies moving to another country.
In turn, migration entails a series of consequences, including, of course, also those of an economic and social nature. This has meant that many governments around the world are concerned to avoid the negative consequences of this phenomenon and capitalize on it in their favor.
They are produced since the most ancient times
Migrations have been corroborated since the dawn of humanity and they have been part of the most relevant historical processes in the history of humanity. Indeed, from ancient cultures, where the wars of conquest brought about the formation of colonies, through the colonization of America, to the current migration to first world countries, these great flows associated with important historical processes have always existed. That is why it is necessary to get a notion of these phenomena to analyze and understand the societies in which they are registered.
The current migration processes are closely linked to the Industrial Revolution. In effect, it introduced technical changes that made it possible to travel long distances in a short period of time. It also caused machinery to replace considerable labor, causing large masses of people to move in search of an area in which to work and live. An example of the latter is offered by European immigration at the beginning of the 20th century to America, immigration carried out mainly by poor Europeans.
Meanwhile, a similar situation but with crossed destiny has materialized in recent decades from America and to Europe, with the decision of thousands and thousands of Latin Americans who decide to leave their countries due to lack of work and opportunities and saw precisely in European countries, more organized and better positioned in this regard, a good alternative.
Migration today. Better living conditions and war, the causes
Nowadays, there are also patent immigration processes, visible in the media. The most notable is the influx of individuals from the third world to the central countries, a situation that has generated concern in some governments. However, it is a phenomenon that is difficult to stop and one that they better know how to use to their advantage.
The sad reality of Syrian migrants
And another escalation of mass migration that caused special attention and shock throughout the world is that of Syrian citizens overwhelmed by violence and war in their country. In hordes they decided to get on precarious boats to flee to Europe, and of course, that precarious travel generated tragedies that traveled the world through the mass media, such as that of the three-year-old Syrian Aylan Kurdi who became the most iconic sad of this current problem, when the boat in which he was traveling with his family was adrift and he ended up dead on the shores of the beach in Libya. A stark image that nobody wanted to see but that ended up generating awareness and making Europe leave a rigid position and better organize the opening of its doors to the Syrians who were arriving.
Kurdi's family overwhelmed by the war established by the Islamic State got on a boat and the children Aylan and their brother Galip were drowned when the boat turned over and they were not wearing life jackets. They intended to reach Greece.
