Migration and Immigration

Catalog description

(cross-leveled with GEOG 4770 ). As fertility and mortality decline to record low levels, immigration and migration have become the primary components of population change. Changes brought on by immigration to a country and the internal redistribution of population via migration pose challenges to governments, economic development, social and cultural relations, and environmental sustainability. Explores issues surrounding immigration and migration. Beginning with the demographic overview of immigration, it focuses on the challenges faced by immigrant, sending, and receiving nations in the global migration system. The second part of the course focuses on the array of issues surrounding immigration to the United States, including the socio-economic adaptation of immigrants, the economic and cultural impacts of immigration, and illegal immigration. The third part of the course focuses on internal migration within migration within the US, discussing topics such as migration to the Sunbelt, Great Plains depopulation, poverty migration, migration to the suburbs, and migration's impact on community. Linkages between domestic migration and immigration will also be explored. Credit Hour s : 3