migration cont.

• immigration concerns in Europe
• population growth in Europe is fueled by immigration from other regions of the world, a trend disliked by many Europeans
• the biggest fear is that the host country's culture will be lost because of immigrants
• adhere to different religions
• speak different languages
• practice different food and other cultural habits
• hostility to immigrants has become a central plank of some political parties in many European countries
• immigrants blamed for the crime, unemployment rates, and high welfare costs
• characteristics of immigrants
• ravenstein noted:
• most long-distance migrants are male
• most long-distance migrants are adult individuals rather than families with children
• most long-distance migrants are young adult seeking work rather than children or elderly people