Contrast and compare the causes and effects of internal and international migration

when people cross the borders of countries to live and work in a different country. There are a lot of reasons why international migration occurs: On the one hand there is the voluntary migration, on the other hand the forced migration. The causes for voluntary international migration are split into three groups, the macro-level, the meso-level and the micro-level.  The macro-level causes for voluntary international migration are for example socio-economic reasons. The meso-level causes for voluntary international migration are more detailed factors concerning the origin and the destination places. The meso-level causes also include individual choices of the migrants. The micro-level causes for voluntary international migration are specific circumstances of individual people.A good example for voluntary international migration is the moving from Germany to England for school. Many young German people migrate every year to England to go to school and are voluntary international migrants.Forced international migration occurs when people are forced to move to a different country. A very common example for the forced international migration is the migration during and after war, when a lot of people move away from the war-zone and immigrate to more peaceful countries. For example are there three million afghan people who had to immigrate to other countries, such as Germany, the UK, the US and Pakistan because of long-term war in Afghanistan.Comparison of the causes of internal and international migrationIn general are the causes effecting internal and international migration very similar. Both in the internal and the international migration migrants have got specific reasons why and where to move. If you are for example looking for a new and better job, you both (if financial, cultural and ethical reasons are unimportant) are potentially interested in a movement to a national and an international new workplace. In addition, the three types of voluntary migration, macro-level, meso-level and micro-level are existing both in the internal and the international migration.Also in the case of forced migration, both opportunities of migration are possible.But there are always situations, where just one of those two types of migration is fitting. For example in a war situation, often the international (forced) migration is the better way to move away from war and to get into a peaceful region. ConclusionAs a conclusion it has to be mentioned that the choice of the type of migration, internal or international migration, is dependent from various circumstances, such as the financial, familiar, cultural and ethical situation of the people who want / have to migrate. The internal and the international migration are very similar types of migration caused by the same migration causes.