ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

 

IMPORTANCE OF MIGRATION: THE SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE

 

SUPPORTING REASONS MATRIX
Josh Elumbaring
Topic / Issue: The importance of migration.
Opinion: The process of migration helps both the country and the people.
Reason 1	Reason 2	Reason 3
Migration helps sustain economic development.	Migration helps people create a new and better life.	Migration brings cultural diversity.
Conclusion: Migration is important for the transfer of manpower and skills and provides the needed knowledge for global growth.

 

Everyone wants to live a happy and free life in a country where they can have equal opportunities and a better future for themselves and their families. Some countries can provide  political and economical freedom that not many countries can. Moving to another country also appeal to some people as a viable solution to their problems. But with just like every other thing, the process of migration also has its own pros and cons. Pros can be having a new and better life and environment and the cons can be racism, language barriers and lack of opportunities.

 

There are many reasons why people choose to migrate but sometimes there are people who are forced to because of reasons such as danger, poverty, and being displaced. Migration is an important issue for everyone and people with different views may not agree with migration but it is important to understand that people deserve to live a livable life with opportunities and security.

Migration is motivated, first and foremost, by lack of economic opportunities at home. With the average income level in high-income countries more than 70 times higher than in low-income countries, it is not surprising that many in the developing world feel compelled to try their luck elsewhere. This trend is reinforced by demographic shifts. As high-income countries face population aging, many lower-income countries have burgeoning working-age and youth populations. As time goes by, the population multiply in many numbers and so has the numbers of immigrants.

Immigrants play a vital role globally. It brings huge benefits, fuelling growth, innovation and entrepreneurship in both the countries people come from, and in those they move to. When governed humanely to promote safety, order and dignity, migration has endless advantages. Migration helps sustain economic development, provides opportunities, and raises incomes and living standards. These benefits are important to keep in mind because more and not less, migration will probably be needed in the future.  Globally, the population is ageing and countries are predicting a massive shortage of workers. Contrary to public perceptions that countries do not need migrants, the reality is that migrants mitigate the effects of an ageing and shrinking population and will be key in the sustainability of the dependency rates.

 

Additionally, migration brings cultural diversity that leads us to help understand different perspectives and helps to dispel negative stereotypes about different groups. Cultural diversity paves the way to better problem-solving, more empathy and compassion, deepened learning, and approaches the world from various perspectives.

 

Migrants deserve to be recognized and taken to be an important factor of many parts in the developing world. With cases of violence, corruption and poverty, the process of migration gives people a big opportunity to seek a better life in other parts of the world. It is important to take into account that the benefits that migration brings to the countries of destination are outshined by some of the current misperceptions about migration and the distorted way in which migration issues are discussed.

 

Until then, only the politicians of the world will be able to develop fact-based policies and legislative frameworks that respond to the real needs while promoting the protection and integration of migrants in host societies.

 

 

Links: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/importance-of-migration.html

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zkg82hv/revision/5

 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/migration-myths-vs-economic-facts/

 

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/why-people-migrate-11-surprising-reasons/

 

https://www.iom.int/speeches-and-talks/world-move-benefits-migration