Forced migration

Michelle Angulo International Relations and Forced Migration Hilary Term February 28, 2014 Under what conditions are refugees a security threat? For whom? In their work, Refugees and Forced Displacement, International Security, and Human Vulnerability, Edward Newman and Jan van Selm describe how mass and forced displacement of populations have been used as a weapon during conflict: “refugee flows are demonstrably a source of […international conflict] through causing instability in neighbouring

In Recent times, migration has become common, and the reason for migration is often access to better education and the cleaner environment. However, some migration is not by choice. Forced migration occurs in a less stable region due to the war or environment problem. The term forced migration refers to those who are compelled to leave their own town or country. This essay will explain the impacts of forced migration, particularly refugees. The definition of refugee, which is given by the united

Literature Review and Theoretical Overview Forced Migration and Refugee, Definition and Distinction Recently, forced migration term has spread widely and it has become one of the most common used terms, this is due to the unprecedented numbers of people who are being forced to leave their homes every day, either internally or internationally while fleeing the continuing crises in many regions in the world. These flowing waves of people have gotten the attention of the governments, researchers,

Forced migration is defined as, “a general term that refers to the movements of refugees and internally displaced people (those displaced by conflicts within their country of origin) as well as people displaced by natural or environmental disasters, chemical or nuclear disasters, famine, or development projects” (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, n.d.). Since the 1940, this issue has risen steady and affects over a million individuals globally. In 2015, nine out of 1000 people

immigrated to the U.S. come from Mexico because they want to work to send money back home to their families. Some immigrants leave their countries because they want to live in another place. One of the worst reasons immigration happens is because of forced removal. Young immigrants come to school to enhance their future to start a new life here because of war or the economy in their country. About 11.4 million undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S. paid $11,840,943,000 in state and local taxes

In the per-modern era, human migration was a well-known occurrence that was caused by either force or willingness of the people. When migration was constituted through force, it was understood to be through political or economical duress. For instance, political measures unveiling large tax reforms created unbearable cost of living standards for the poor to survive. Whereas, increased economic labour created through force, was established for the rich to reap the benefits from majority of the poor

willed with all the obstacles that come through their journey to start a new life. The long-term effects that a refugee experiences due to forced migration is Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Forced migration has a negative mental and physical affect on refugees. There are many reasons why refugees do not reach for help

the former (Hayter, 2004). On the other hand, forced displacement is counterproductive to the notion of the state as a selective ‘container’ (Koser, 2003). For various reasons, states, policymakers, international bodies, institutions and local governors put displaced people into categories such as refugees, economic migrants, returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and others (Reed, 2012).

With the civil war now in its sixth year, almost 14 million people need assistance within Syria, while 6.6 million people are internally displaced with nowhere to call home (Migration Policy Centre, 2016). Internally displaced persons are often left with no choice but to flee their battered country. Forced migration often leads to sickness, family disruption, shattered self-esteem, and mental health problems including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Hassan, Ventevogel, Jefee-Bahloul, Barkil-Oteo

situations that could be re-established, whereas those who do not have the possibility are due to permanent situations. Through research, it’s been made clear how to differentiate environmental climate migrants. Overall, it’s important to consider migration due to environmental situations is not the same as a refugee. King says, “Environmentally displaced persons are refugee-like, in that they are rendered particularly vulnerable by the immediate and involuntary nature of their movement, but because