Migración Humana

Paula Lascano

3D

Human Migration

Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. The movement of populations inmodern times has continued under the form of both voluntary migration within one's region, country, or beyond and involuntary migration (which includes the slave trade, trafficking in humanbeings and ethnic cleansing). According to the International Organization for Migration's World Migration Report 2010, the number of international migrants was estimated at 214 million in 2010.

Some contemporaryeconomic migration occurs even where the migrant becomes illegally resident in their destination country and therefore at major disadvantage in the employment market. Illegal immigrants are, forexample, known to cross in significant numbers, typically at night, from Mexico into the US, from Mozambique into South Africa, from Bulgaria and Turkey into Greece, and from north Africa into Spain andItaly.

Different types of migration include:

Seasonal human migration mainly related to agriculture and tourism, Seasonal human migration is very common in agricultural cycles. It includesmigrations such as moving sheep or cattle to higher elevations during summer to escape heat and find more forage. Human labor often moves with fruit harvest, or to other crops that require manual picking.Rural to urban, more common in developing countries as industrialization takes effect (urbanization). Urban to rural, more common in developed countries due to a higher cost of urban living(suburbanization). International migration.

While the pace of migration had accelerated since the 18th century already (including the involuntary slave trade), it would increase further in the 19th century.Manning distinguishes three major types of migration: labor migration, refugee migrations, and urbanization. Millions of agricultural workers left the countryside and moved to the cities causing...