Knowra International migration International migration International migration is movement across national borders to live, work, study, seek protection, or stay for other reasons, temporarily or permanently.
Migration networks : Social ties connecting migrants, prospective migrants, and communities across places of origin and destination. Family and community ties lower the costs and risks of crossing borders.
Labor migration : Cross-border movement undertaken primarily to obtain employment. Work is a major reason people move internationally, through both temporary and permanent routes.
Remittances : Money sent by migrants to people or institutions in their places of origin. These transfers connect migrants’ earnings to household income and economies across borders.
Internal migration : Movement to a new place of residence within a country’s borders. Unlike international migration, it does not cross a national boundary.
Global Compact for Migration : A nonbinding United Nations framework for international cooperation on migration, adopted in 2018. It sets shared principles while leaving states’ migration policies nationally determined.
Migration systems theory : An approach explaining migration through durable links among places of origin, transit, and destination. It shows how historical, economic, and political connections sustain routes between countries.
Family migration : Cross-border movement to join or form family relationships in another country. Family reunification is a major route of admission in many immigration systems.
Brain drain : The loss of skilled workers from a place through emigration. The departure of trained workers can affect services and development in countries of origin.
Displacement : Involuntary movement from one’s home, often caused by conflict, disaster, or development projects. Displacement describes coercion or loss of home, while international migration describes movement across borders.
Migration governance : The institutions, laws, and practices through which migration is managed across local, national, and international levels. Coordination across borders remains difficult where states have competing priorities.
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