Since 1815, globalization has generated profound influences on international labor migration. The integration of commodity has accelerated the trading process between the nations and diminished the border effect between countries. In developed countries, because of the increasing number of the aging population, the society are in need of many young workers to facilitate with the industrial growth so that the authority has to open the gate for international labors; for developing countries, high unemployment rate and the dissatisfaction of current living standard has pushed some people to pursue better life in other territories. Globalization has provided an opportunity to fulfill the demands of both agents. Meanwhile, there are some unexpected downsides of this phenomenon. In this article, I would like to discuss the early stage of migration, the positive and negative effects of the international labor migration that was led by globalization, and the relationships between globalization and migration.
The history of migration can be traced back to slave trade period, which was a form of "involuntary" migration.
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Map of developping countries, without least advanc...Another form of migration was called "voluntary" migration, which has become a trend after 1850 when many "guest workers" go to other countries and work temporarily there. Nowadays, there is a trend showing that more and more skilled workers are flooding into, most of all, developed countries. "The greatest era for recorded voluntary mass migration was the century after 1815" (Hirst, Thompson & Bromley). In Britain, the end of Napoleonic war has released a lot of free labors, such as soldiers, to the market and thus there was a big surplus of labors in the market. Meanwhile, the industrial revolution has hit the traditional handcraft industry even though it has helped the nation defeat the war and flourished the economy. According to Canadian Heritage Gallery, "The industrialism of steam and iron machinery...