In Globalization we’ve watched a documentary that had a lot to do with migration, the documentary was called, “God Grew tired of Me”. It was about the Civil War in Sudan, Africa. The civil war in Sudan started around 1983. The war revolved around and started due to the military trying to impose Sharia law, this means there were strict limitations within public and some private aspects of life that are regulated for those living within their legal system. But around the Sudan area they are very religious, so the law was mainly based upon religious reasoning.  The civil war has caused many problems for the Sudanese. The survivors were having a lot of problems with shortages of food and clean water and it caused many of its people to move and lose often times, lose their homes and jobs.

What are some of the push and pull factors of migration? Well what is a pull factor? A pull factor is basically a location that holds certain factors you desire, whether it is jobs, opportunity, or religious freedom. It is where you want to go and for the Sudanese it meant a safe place. So when war broke out, it forced the people to migrate towards the southern regions of Sudan, where they had refugee camps. This often meant that they will receive help with food and clean water. A Push factor usually comes from the lack of jobs, safety from war, and environmental problems. Some of the refugees were forced to migrate to the United States or other countries that have certain attributes they desire. The refugees are essentially forced to migrate or live in a refugee camp.

How does Migration and Globalization relate? First you have to understand what that means economically. Economic globalization encourages free trade agreements between countries and multinational corporations. It also means the free flow of goods across the world but, the focus on open borders for globalization does not often apply to people. People migrate to other countries in search of jobs, freedom from imposed laws, and war stricken countries. They often run to countries that have options to become citizens or apply for citizenship. Canada and the United States have certain restrictions and requirements but often times allow them to become citizens. Not being citizens, the migrant workers end up working low paying jobs and companies and the company, state, and country they are living in, can take advantage of this.