Importance of Immigration and its Transformative Effect

Among the different human societies there is a phenomenon that is highly complex and that must be correctly understood to assimilate its relevance or significance. We are talking about immigration, a process by which part of a population enters the region where another community lives and thus exchanges of all kinds take place. The understanding of migratory processes is of vital importance to be able to analyze collective behaviors as well as economic and cultural dynamics.

The benefits of integrating those who come from outside: cultural and economic ties

There is a main reason why immigration can be seen as a positive phenomenon and that is that necessarily leads the original community to be enriched by the presence of the new community, that that arrives Immigrants arrive at their destination carrying an interesting load of cultural baggage, identified with their place of origin and that they probably keep at their destination. Thus, those cultures that arrive add to the original and transform it, enriching it and adding to it.

traditions, rituals, ways of thinking, languages, etc. A visible case of this is what happened in countries like Argentina when Europeans who traveled to settle in these lands contributed elements of their cultures that would later contribute to forming the National identity Argentina.

On the other hand, immigrants also have a relevant element and that is that they always transform the economic dynamics of the place they arrive, especially if they arrive in a country where the labour and their presence can help move that territory forward. This can become a problem when the economic situation is one of crisis or uncertainty and the arrival of immigrants worsens the situation.

Why migration processes can be problematic?

When we talk about this type of phenomenon, we must make it clear that although they have positive elements, they can become conflictive. This is mainly due to the absence of States to promote the integration of those foreigners but also of the inability of those who govern to ensure full living conditions. It is understandable that there are countries in which job opportunities are scarce and therefore immigration is not favored.

There are countries and territories in which it is sought to limit the entry of foreigners because they can generate economic instability, but it must also be taken into account that the obligations Humanitarian measures of each State are not only for the original inhabitants of the territory that is governed. That is why humanitarian crises such as those of refugees in the face of conflicts and civil wars must be resolved in solidarity among all the countries of the world.

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