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==Question==
= Mass Migration to Western Nations  =
What are the causes of mass migration to Western nations? What are the effects of mass migration?
 
== Causes  ==
 
{|class="wikitable"
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|Category
|Main points
|Key source(s)
|-
|Economic “pull” factors
|• Large wage differentials between OECD labour markets and the Global South <br>• Demand for low- and medium-skill labour in ageing Western societies
|[1] [2]
|-
|Economic “push” factors
|• Limited job creation and weak institutions in many sending states <br>• Perception that remittances are a dependable household strategy
|[1]
|-
|Welfare & institutional attraction
|• Comprehensive welfare benefits, education and health systems act as “magnets”, especially once a diaspora is established
|[1]
|-
|Geopolitical instability
|• Civil wars and insurgencies in the Middle East, the Sahel and Central Asia displace millions, many of whom view Europe or North America as the only safe destination
|[3]
|-
|Security externalities of Western policy
|• Western military interventions may unintentionally widen the zone of instability, creating additional refugee flows
|[3]
|-
|Reduced cost of mobility & networks
|• Cheap air travel, encrypted messaging and pre-existing migrant networks lower the real cost and risk of long-distance moves
|[2]
|}
 
''(Numbers refer to the list of sources provided by the user)'' 
 
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== Effects  ==
 
{|class="wikitable"
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|Domain in host countries
|Observable effects
|Key source(s)
|-
|Demography
|• Slows the pace of population ageing and stabilises dependency ratios
|[2]
|-
|Macroeconomics
|• Adds to aggregate GDP <br>• Keeps some service prices low (child-care, hospitality)
|[1]
|-
|Labour-market distribution
|• Downward pressure on wages and bargaining power for low-skill natives, especially where labour markets are already slack
|[1] [2]
|-
|Public finance
|• Short-run fiscal costs (integration, language training, welfare); long-run outcome depends on skill mix and labour-force participation
|[1]
|-
|Housing & infrastructure
|• Tighter urban housing markets; need for additional schools, transport and medical capacity
|[1]
|-
|Social & political stability
|• Rapid demographic change can intensify identity politics and polarisation; some analysts warn of “incipient low-intensity civil conflict” in multi-ethnic urban areas
|[3]
|-
|Electoral dynamics
|• Migration‐salient elections raise turnout for both cosmopolitan and restrictionist parties; reshapes party systems
|[3]
|}
 
{|class="wikitable"
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|Domain in sending countries
|Observable effects
|Key source(s)
|-
|Household welfare
|• Remittances boost consumption and reduce extreme poverty
|[1]
|-
|Labour & skills
|• “Brain drain” of educated professionals; potential long-term loss of human capital
|[2]
|}
 
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== Areas of Agreement & Disagreement among the Sources  ==
 
• All three authors agree that large wage gaps and political instability are decisive push-pull mechanisms. 
• NotOnYourTeam [1] is sceptical of the mainstream economic claim that “everyone wins” from migration, emphasising wage compression and public-goods strain. 
• LorenzoFromOz [2] accepts positive GDP effects but stresses that economists understate distributional and cultural costs, calling this “disciplinary myopia”. 
• Military Strategy Magazine [3] places the heaviest weight on security and conflict externalities, even suggesting that unmanaged migration could generate “pre-insurgency conditions” in Western cities. 
 
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== Public Discourse Snapshot  ==
 
• Economic framing (“immigrants raise GDP”) still dominates policy reports but is increasingly challenged by scholars focusing on distributional, cultural and security dimensions [1] [2] [3]. 
• Political cleavages are now less left-right and more “open vs. closed”, largely structured by attitudes toward mass migration, with mainstream parties in several EU states adopting more restrictive positions after electoral shocks [3]. 
• Think-tank and media debate is marked by selective use of statistics: advocates highlight fiscal contributions and demographic relief, critics point to local wage data and crime figures (positions reflected respectively in [2] and [3]). 
 
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==Sources==
== Sources ==
# https://www.notonyourteam.co.uk/p/the-failure-of-economists
# https://www.notonyourteam.co.uk/p/the-failure-of-economists
# https://www.lorenzofromoz.net/p/economics-a-discipline-committing
# https://www.lorenzofromoz.net/p/economics-a-discipline-committing
# https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/civil-war-comes-to-the-west/
# https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/civil-war-comes-to-the-west/
== Question ==
What are the causes of mass migration to Western nations? What are the effects of mass migration?
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