INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION - ECONOMIC IMPACT

International migration represents probably one of the most complex aspects of globalization and has seen various moments when migrating flows where created. International migration represents a process currently being into full expansion, process which has seen many approaches. The main question which reality imposes over migration is whether it can bring more benefits or if it is a burden on both sending and the receiving countries. The following article aims to answer affirmatively or negatively to each of the two scenarios and, also, to see the implications of this process for both the receiving countries and the sending ones. The research design and methodology starts from understanding the core of how migration works and its main features, so that readers may have an idea of how to understand the statistics which will be presented. The key findings of this paper should be the ones regarding profiling the current migrants and presenting the main benefits and risks for both countries of origin and destination. Many times migration is usually perceived as a process that leads to drops of wages, therefore it might create discomfort among native people already working in certain areas. Of course global competition means cutting costs, and that might mean cheaper workforce. But there is a much larger understanding behind this dynamic process. Migration policies play a huge role into the acceptance and integration of migrants. Finally, it is important to understand that migration, both voluntary and forced, is one of the key elements behind the economic globalization, and therefore should be analyzed not just in terms of numbers, but in terms of a deeper understanding so that researchers may finally give answers to its necessity in certain areas, and the proper tools to either eradicate, sustain or even encourage it.