Desire and Rumors Fuel Migrations to the Golden Land

To the casual Western observer, the recent human migrations of Third World indigents evokes pity at best, fear and loathing at worst, but the almost universal reaction is that of bewilderment. Why, Westerners wonder, would people risk their lives crossing the treacherous waters of the Strait of Gibraltar or the infernal Sonoran desert for a job? Though the argument exists that amnesties, such as those granted by Spain and the USA, along with more legal and orderly forms of migrations, such as guest worker programs, would end these desperate and dangerous attempts, there are simply too many forces, some as old as the human race, which will continue to drive the poor illegally to the West unless the global economic equation is fundamentally changed.

First of all, migrations are an integral part of the human narrative. As a species, we have successfully populated every land mass on the planet. Those forces that drove our primal ancestors out of Africa are what drive the current migrations, namely, the desire for a better life. However, past migrations, though fraught with danger, offered a tremendous upside. That is, the risk was worth the reward in terms of new resources.

This brings us to the current situation. Are the risks truly worth the rewards? Or worse yet: are there any rewards for the migrants themselves?”*

*From: www.mexidata.info
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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