People are traveling from one place to another very frequently these days for many reasons, like, education, business, tourism and permanent change of residence. Mobility has increased in past two (2) decades in line with awareness and enhanced technology. People are shifting from one place to another and it has created multiple problems.
Immigration policy of a government has a profound impact on its politics. As, there are ministers for immigration department appointed in many of the countries, who are welcoming new entrants; Which proves, this matter is of great concern for general public and hence for the parliamentarians. Recently, I was reading that, British parliament has been dissolved earlier than 5 years term, which is an after effect of a referendum conducted regarding United Kingdom leaving European Union. A main reason of why British people voted to leave was European immigrants coming to UK and getting benefits on money paid by British tax payers. So, migrants have such a profound impact on the country’s politics that it may drive great decisions.
People coming from different backgrounds affect the society and its values. Many countries or cities are known to be multicultural which means people from multiple origins live there; this enhances cultural diversity but in contrast, it gives rise to many problems and conflicts. For instance, people living in a city like, London or Sydney have to cope with people from different ethnic backgrounds and sometimes it is difficult to understand everyone’s values and respond accordingly. However, it may be seen as a great opportunity to interact with people from different places and to learn about their values, norms and cultures.
Moreover, some people strongly argue that, immigrants destroy the purity of a society. Furthermore, new generations become confused with multiple cultures and do not adapt any one in its completion, in fact they become a hybrid model.
In my opinion, people when move from their homeland to a new place they try to adapt its values, norms and culture. Moreover, after settling in the new state they want to have a voice in government and policy matters, which I believe, is their fundamental right.
