Year 9 - Citizenship
What are the benefits and drawbacks of controlling immigration?
Why do people move around the world?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider why people migrate, the impact it has on communities, whether migration should be controlled and what support is available to migrants.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what immigration control means, why countries do it and the different effects it can have.
Key Notes
- Immigration is when people move to a country to live there. Emigration is when people move out of a country.
- Immigration control refers to the ways countries manage and limit who can enter, stay or settle.
- Immigration control is beneficial for planning, safety and services.
- Its drawbacks include long delays, labour shortages and the risk of treating people unfairly.
- Decisions about immigration involve complex matters, and it is likely that the debate will continue for some time.
Vocabulary To Learn
- immigration: the process of people moving from one country to another to live and work
- emigration: leaving or exiting a country in order to live and settle abroad
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Immigration control means stopping all immigration.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Immigration is when people move to a country to live there. Emigration is when people move out of a country. Immigration control refers to the ways countries manage and limit who can enter, stay or settle.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'immigration'
the process of people moving from one country to another to live and work.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Immigration control means stopping all immigration. Correction: Immigration control does not mean stopping all immigration. It means managing who can come, when and why, using systems like visas, border checks and rules. The aim is to make immigration fair, safe and planned, not to block everyone from entering.
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