Response paper. Approaches to Migration. Political Economy of Migration.

Approaches to Migration
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Approaches o Migration
Political Economy of Migration
Human beings are curious species and as a result, they are prone to movement from place to place with the aim of exploring new things, experience life beyond their origin, and even improve their lives with new opportunities. This movement from place to place by either individual or groups, be it within or without the country, is known as migration. Most countries in the world, if not all often have an immigration department or something of the sort that is concerned with the movement of people from one country to the other. This indicates that the whole world acknowledges the inevitability of migration. Various factors influence human migration such as economy, demography or environmental factors. However, human migration comes with consequences, depending on the causative factors. This paper aims to provide an in-depth understanding of economic aspects associated with migration and expound on the idea of right to the city in relation to migration.
One of the major driving forces for the growth of urban centers and cities has always been migration both locally and internationally. The impact of urban migration varies among cities and countries. According to Zachary (2006), despite the notable financial cost imposed on the authorities that facilitates the basic needs of the migrants, there are positive impacts that come as a result of migration, such as increased consumption and provision of adequate labor. Immigrants from poor origins are notably unskilled and therefore they attract low wages saving on the high cost of labor. Most industrialized countries have greatly benefited as a result of setting up policies that accept immigrants into their countries. Zachary (2006) identified the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to have been positively transformed as a result of accepting immigrants who later formed the better part of their populations. Other cities that have grown economically as a result of immigrations according to Zachary (2012) is Oakland whose politics and cultures have also been affected by the immigrants’ influx.
The migration of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans into the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts led to its restoration into an industrial city (Barber, 2017). Suburbanization and industrialization post World War II led to the economic decline in the city of Lawrence, forcing the whites to move out of the city into the suburb. This allowed the Latinos to find their way into the deserted central city of Lawrence, where they worked low-income jobs before establishing new businesses in the city. Their settlement, however, was married with racism from the whites that mistakenly blamed them for the initial economic deterioration of the city. It is evident from the excellent work observed by Barber (2017) that the Latino immigrants who endured so much eventually saved the dying city. Lawrence remains the city with most Latinos to date. Winders (2005) acknowledged that the Latino migrations to the south of the US did not only impact economy, demography, and sociality of the people living in the south but also the aspect of race and ethnicity emerged.
As observed by the various scholar...