Jordan R. Gomillion
SOC 202 Blog #13
11/24/2009 3:00 PM
A migration profile produced by the IOM, provides an analysis and overview of migration trends through and to Cote d’Ivoire. Immigrants make up about 12.3percent of the population there. That figure, however, is expected to drop to 11.2 percent by the end of the year. This is happening because many of the migrants left in 2002 (political conflict), are returning to find the country has worse living conditions and of course and economy that’s isn’t in good shape. Slightly half of the population is living below the poverty line. Also, almost half of Ivorian emigrants had a poor level of education. Although the country is expected to face increased emigrant flow, it doesn’t have a system to manage departures or returns. Cooperation is needed in migration management.
I had no idea that the Ivory Coast was that poor, as far as people living under the poverty threshold and the low education levels. But this economic crisis is no joke, it’s increasing the gap between the poor and the wealthy. The fact that people are returning only to leave once they see the condition of the country makes it worse. Migration is an ever-growing trend, countries that keep up are going to get left behind, population decreases, stratification, etc. This issue will not get corrected until whatever political turmoil they went through back in 2002 gets handled. Because of that incident(s), it has left the country depleted of hope and starving for some sort of salvation.
http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cote-divoire-migration-profile-shows-a-country-losing-its-migrants/
1 comment:
It is sad to see that people are leaving once they get there. Also, the percent of immigrants is going to become less which is not good either.
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