Let's Talk About Immigration (part 1)

Transnational immigration is a major talking point and vote-motivating topic among many people around the world. People migrate due to push and pull factors, meaning motivation to go to a country or to leave a country. Doing this "legally" is a complicated, confusing, and arbitrary. In part 1, we mostly tackle the logistics of migrating. In part 2, we will tackle the implications for the departing and the receiving countries. Get ready to get political. Recommendations Abraham: Dinosaur Island: Rawr n’ Write (https://pandasaurusgames.com/products/dinosaur-island-rawr-write) Shane: Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/) Links and references: Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends. In Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp. 129–156). Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131816 https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/06/19/blog-weo-chapter4-migration-to-advanced-economies-can-raise-growth https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-that-take-the-most-immigrants?slide=14 https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-us-economy-despite-administrations https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/north-american-century/benefits-of-immigration-outweigh-costs https://thesciencebehindit.org/how-does-immigration-affect-the-u-s-economy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zftZI1M1S2Y&t=78s https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0809/3-ways-immigration-helps-and-hurts-the-economy.aspx#:~:text=Economically%2C%20those%20in%20favor%20of,%2Dborn%20low%2Dskilled%20workers. https://www.fwd.us/news/immigration-facts-the-positive-economic-impact-of-immigration/ https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR244.html https://www.aclu.org/other/immigrants-and-economy https://www.thebalancemoney.com/how-immigration-impacts-the-economy-4125413 https://wol.iza.org/articles/effect-of-emigration-on-home-country-political-institutions/long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqnRMU1fTs https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast