9. What are the Consequences of Migration?

Migration is a response to the uneven distribution of opportunities over space. People tend to move from place of low opportunity and low safety to the place of higher opportunity and better safety. This, in turn, creates both benefits and problems for the areas, people migrate from and migrate to. Consequences can be observed in economic, social, psychological, environmental, political and demographic terms.

9.1. Economic Consequences Impact on Source and destination regions Impact on migrants 9.2. Demographic Consequences Impact on Source and Destination Regions 9.3. Social and Psychological Consequences Impact on Source and destination regions Impact on migrants 9.4. Environmental Consequences Impact on Source and destination regions Impact on migrants 9.5. Political Consequences Impact on Source and destination regions Impact on migrants Inner Line Permit Protected Area Permit Restricted Area Permit 9.6. Internal Migration v/s External Migration