Based on Migration Rhetoric article

Q Explain why it is difficult for governments of MEDCs to maintain an acceptable level of migration into their countries (Consider Economic, Social, Political arguments in detail)

        Many of the governments of MEDCs (Most Economically Developed Countries) are concerned about migrants coming into the country since it has both good and bad affects to the countries. Economic Migration is most of the case for migrants trying to find jobs with better facilities and salaries. Migrants do help the economy of the countries by cheap labor. “More immigration is a good thing for the economy, plugging the gaps caused by skill shortages and offsetting some of the burden of an ageing population” states the article. It is not only the skills, numbers of people at economically active age group that are lacking within most of the MEDCs. It is impossible for those countries to increase the population in a flash of a second. Therefore, migrants are needed to fill in the gap. The article also states that the migration can help offset the impact of an ageing population by increasing the number of prime-aged workers even they are unskilled since it will lead to rise in the productivity in the countries which will be benefit for the economy. The graph in the article shows the impact of the migrants in United Kingdom. From 1981, numbers of migrants are increasing drastically. There are some falls in the number of migrants due to fall in the economic growth.

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        On the other hand, migration has negative affects to MEDCs. Many of the MEDCs want migrants for a short period of time. They want migrants to be leaving the country as soon as migrants’ work finishes. However, this does not happen most of the time. Migrants stay in the country as an illegal immigrants (= immigrants who do not have any paper to prove that the people are allowed by the country) starting their generations with much better standards of living that they can hardly get in their home country. Even many of the MEDCs call cheap labour, it ...

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