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TED Talks
Ben Huh is a Korea immigrant to the US. He arrived in the US in 1994 at the age of 14. His Ted talk is about sharing the hardships that his family experienced in the early years on their immigration. He advocates for the public to take a close look and pay attention to the work that politicians are passing as law. Ben reminds the audience that the politicians make a bunch of controversial policy on immigration trying to answer the question of who should and should not immigrate to the US. He is not hiding the fact that the US has very outdated views on immigration based on what we believe as a population as a whole. He briefly talks about the evolution of immigration concluding that immigration is an essential part of growing a country all together.
Melissa Flemming paints a very vivid picture of the travels of a refuges caught in the middle of the Syrian conflict. She tells the story of 19 year old Doha making the dangerous route from the conflict zone to Europe. Melissa addresses various aspects of the Syrian conflict that can easily be applied to all refugee ad migration discussions. She talks about the build of refugee camps, the stressed neighbouring countries, the lack of a sound resettlement program, etc. The things to think about from this TED talk revolve around answering questions such as how can better refugee camps be created, how can more funding be provided to neighbouring countries, and what policy could be created to promote safer travels.
Other Videos
This infographic video showcases statistics on the benefit of immigration to the United States. I looks at what type of people are immigrating, where they fit into society and how immigration is benefitting the country. Use this video to determine how and where immigrants could benefit the commonwealth country you are representing.
This video talks about the reasons why countries may not want to allow refugees into their country. The reasons circle around economics and security interests, but you should not disregard simpler reasoning such as the workforce and culture. This video explains a little bit of the history of refugee migration and the causes of the Syrian refugees crisis.
Use this video to explore why your Commonwealth country may not want to allow refugees into the country.
This video lists the top ten immigration countries and the countries that these migrants emigrate from. Use this video to determine if your country favors emmigration, immigration or is neutral.
Ask yourself why your country would favor one over the other. what factor causing people to emmigrate or immigrate?
This video debunks the myths about immigration with a concentration on immigration to the US. Use these explanations to try to convince other countries in the Commonwealth who do not want to take in refugees/migrants that immigration could not be bad at all.
This video explores the implications of migration on the workforce and productivity of a country.
Brain drain is seen to have a negative effect on a country. This may be true in the short- run, but not necessarily the case in the long- run. Looking at this video you will undertsand how there can be positive effects to brain drain. This case can be referred to as temporary brain drain. The video looks at the transfer of the workforce, especially the young education population, in India travelling to the US to complete their degrees or attain new challening and well paid jobs. What you will learn is that some send things back home or even return...
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“Mass movement of people, be it refugees or people fleeing within their own countries, has become the new defining reality of the 21st century. The international humanitarian system is all too often the only safety net that exists for people fleeing wars. It has to be funded on a scale that’s realistic and commensurate with today’s immense challenges. It is clear that with the present level of resources, we are not able to provide even the very minimum in both core protection and life-saving assistance.” - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres
East Africa is now home to nearly 3 million refugees - and people keep coming.The world must pay more attention.
This is a video case study of Malawi and its shortage of doctors. This is a clear negative effect of brain drain. These doctors are forced to work in terrible conditions on top of being extremely understaffed in hospitals. The intellectuals from Malawi are travelling to Europe in hopes of getting better educations and employment opportunty, but are leaving their country behind in an even worse condition.
Taking a deeper look into what it takes for the Canadian government to resettle refugees. What is the difference between what the Prime Minister was promisiong during campaign time and the procedure that is being demanded from hardworking Canadian to meet his goal?
Explains what caused the Syrian refugee crisis and it could give you an idea on what your Commonwealth country could do to help.