The Migration Phenomenon: Europe's Magnet for Global Movement.
Migration is a daily phenomenon.
People tend to move from one area of the earth to another. It is an everyday experience that is on the rise. The scope of movement could be internal or international. People move to areas of their choice for various reasons. 
Why do people migrate?
These reasons could be political, economic, social, psychological or environmental and present themselves as pull and push factors. When people move, they do so with skills, abilities and problems into the countries that receive them. Migration thus has benefits and demerits which should be weighed equally.
Centre of attraction.
Europe is the hub of globalization. It is also historically attached to colonialism with specific emphasis on France and the Great Britain. It is one of the most developed continents in the world as far as industrialization and technology are concerned.
A Global Village.
Globalization has reduced the world to a global village where information is passed from one corner of the earth to another in few seconds. Information explosion has enhanced the desire and ability of people to migrate to countries of their choice.
The flow of labour and finished goods
Many of these people, mostly from developing countries, migrate to Europe to seek better living conditions. The industrialized countries have facilitated through law and policy the easier flow of capital, goods and services from Europe into the developing countries but the Labour factor which comes mainly from the developing world has been limited in its flow.
Bilateral Benefits.
Kofi Anan, the former secretary general of the United Nations has this to say about Migration: ‘we cannot ignore the real policy difficulties posed by migration, but neither should we lose sight of its immense potential to benefit migrants, the country they leave and those to which they migrate’
Balancing the population metrics.
With evidence of Europe’s aging population and low birth index, migrants would play very important roles in future Europe just as they had successfully manned the textile, agricultural and health industries in the post-world war II era. For me, I see migration into Europe as Nature’s way of balancing Europe’s dwindling population, skills and remittances.
Policy. taxation and welfare.
Since the size of migrants a country receives is dependent on that country’s policy, migrants who have no other alternative, go to countries with less stringent migration policies, avoiding those with stern policies. In some Europe countries, the taxes for migrants are deliberately made high to boost the welfare system for their citizens.
Migration and remittances.
According to world economic and social survey 2004, the agricultural sector of the European Union employed about 500,000 seasonal workers outside the 15 longtime EU members per year. Remittances sent to their home countries by migrants amounts to about 165billion Dollars per annum. The UK’s National health service is one of the largest organizations in the world that is dependent on migrants’ skills to function successfully. It is therefore fit to say that the migrant’s home country and the country that receives him benefit from the migrant’s decision to migrate.
Mechanisms of globalization.
In a globalized village where there is encouragement in the freedom of movement ,global integration, international co-operation, global understanding, capacity building, global development, global peace, universal equality and international justice, the role of migration would be very important in future Europe.
Future challenge.
Migration comes with its challenge and future Europe would have to meet a very complex one if she does not start to put amiable policy and structure on ground. The combined push and pull factors produce hybrid problems for the migrants and the recipient countries. Take for instance, in sub-Saharan Africa, demographic research has shown that about 28 million workers live on less than a dollar a day between 1994 and 2004, making poverty a push factor and higher income earning a pull factor.
Higher flow of goods than humans.
Mr. Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the institute for public research in the USA has this to say about migration: ‘Migration is today at the point where international trade was 50 years ago’
The global commission on international migration (GCIM) pointed out that in the year 2000 there were an estimated 175 million migrants worldwide, migrating from low income countries to higher income nations. Between 1960 and 2000, the percentage of traded export doubled while that of migration was about 2-3% as a result of strict restriction on official migration. 
Political, human and natural disasters.
From above references, it is evident that Europe and the world at large have paid little attention to the challenges that migration has thrown. Migrants who moved as a result of political persecution, conflicts and natural disasters would pose greater challenge to future Europe.
This is because they are in larger numbers, have wives and children with them, have no prospects for food, clothes and shelter and are moving into a strange country they know nothing about. Here is a picture that touches the heart and presents ethical dilemma in a world that is striving towards a perfect global understanding and development.
Social problems that Migrants face.
For this group of migrants, the challenge would come as problems relating to employment, refugees status, multiculturalism, integration, social crimes, housing, health, identity, security and rehabilitation. The enormous challenge is the adoption of migration policies that are acceptable to both industrialized and developing nations so as to promote global friendship and economic growth.
Conclusion.
In dealing with the migration challenge in future Europe, i recommend the following:
- Compliance with migration and international labour laws.
- Introduction of guest worker programs for migrants.
- Reduction of time spent in refugee camps by refugees.
- Setting up of bilateral co-operations on migration.
- Organization of migration and partnership with migration organizations. compliance with freedom charters
- Better jobs and income as priority in migration policy making.
- Intensifying poverty reduction programs in developing countries.
- Improving upon existing international trade policies.
- Freer migration policies.
More of the recommendations.
- Reducing the span of naturalization and permanent residence processes.
- Protection of foreign workers rights.
- Equal treatment of migrants with citizens.
- Bilateral programs on job creation.
- Capacity building between the developing world and developed nations.
- Insistence on democratic processes.
- Effective leadership and good governance in Africa, Asia and south America.
- Free and fair elections in unstable democracies.
Last of the recommendations.
- Crack down on bad regimes.
- Mutual arms reduction programs.
- Rehabilitation programmes for traumatized refugees and asylum seekers.
- Efficient toxic waste disposal programmes.
- Effective conflict resolution.
- Elimination of propaganda and double standards.
- Addressing climate issues.
- Purging of imperialistic and neocolonialistic motives.
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