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=The Palestinian Exodus =

//Palestinians Migration to Jordan //
 Causes of Migration The migration of the Palestinians to Jordan is a result of the 1948 Arab - Israeli War. Conflict arose between the two states due to the United Nations Partition plan for Palestine, which divide d up the disputed land in favour of the Israelis. War arose, leading many Palestinians to flee for safety, and after the Israeli war for Independence, many were forced from their homes and land. Jordan is now the home to 42% of all Palestinian refugees.

Type of Migration 1. External Migration, Inter-regional Migration 2. Forced Migration 3. Emigrating from Palestine, Immigrating to Jordan 4. Refugees 5. Permanent Migration * The situation is rather skewed in that the refugees do wish to return to their homeland, but aren't allowed

Pull Factors: - Palestinian refugees in Jordan are also citizens of the host state, Jordan has granted its Palestinian population with full-fledged citizenship - The Jordanian government undertook to provide security, water, and camp sites for Palestinian refugees - In the late 1970's the government of Jordan introduced policies favoring the immigration of unskilled and semi-skilled professionals, which attracted Palestinians - Common language and culture between the Palestinians and Jordanians, since they are neighboring countries

Push Factors: - Statelessness- one of the major push factors, leads to large-scale irregular migration - Economic instability- the lack of sufficient jobs that provide a steady income and one that is enough to support the family - Not enough available occupations, there is wide spread unemployment in the country, Palestine - Political Instability- because of the countries' never ending war with Israel - Poor education as a result of poverty and countries instability

 Ravenstein's Laws: Not many of Ravenstein's laws apply to the Palestinian Migration to Jordan because it is a forced migration, while the laws tend to focus on economic migration. However, one does apply: 1. Most migrants move only a short distance, and numbers increase as distance decreases. The refugees in Palestine are forced migrants, therefore they go to the nearest country where safety is provided which in their case, is Jordan. Since Jordan is a neighboring country to Israel/Palestine with only a short distance between them, more refugees tend to seek asylum there.

Impact on Palestine, the Source Country: //Socio- Economic:// - Loss of labour force, since many of those men and women that are in their working age seek better life standards in neighboring countries; such as Jordan - Skilled and educated people move to other more stable countries searching for better jobs, resulting in a decrease in skilled and educated people in Palestine - Vast majority of population is under the age of 15 yr, large dependent population with most of the independent population abroad //Environmental:// - Even though there is a large number of Palestinians migrating to other countries, the country is still overpopulated with more people living on that narrow strip of land than that land can provide for - Natural resources are decreasing rapidly due to the boom in population and desperate need for them

// Impact on Jordan, the Host Country Socio - Economic// - Half of the Jordanian population consists of Palestinians, which has led to tension between the two nationalities. Many of the Jordanians show feelings of hatred and discrimination towards the Palestinians, making it hard for them to get jobs and receive the same level of education. - Wealthy Palestinians have invested money in housing projects, which eventually led to the construction of urban centres and other public building. - Lots of unemployment is seen throughout Jordan due to the large population, and has led to a vast increase in poverty //Political// - The Jordanian government has had to adapt policies to accommodate the new population - The government invested large funds on the Palestinian refugee's, which put a strain on available money for the people of Jordan //Environmental// - Too many people on the small amount of land has put a strain on certain resources in the area - A need for more and better infrastructure for the refugee's has taken up land  Changes within the Migrant Group

Since 1948, there haven't been any major changes within the migrant group. Whilst all of the 1948 refugees have been granted citizenship, many still wish to return to their native land of Palestine. They continue to suffer from discrimination by the Jordanians, despite the governments hard efforts to create unity. Poverty and unemployment is still seen throughout the Palestinian - Jordanian population, but the more educated refugee's have managed to create a good life for themselves through education and travel. Nothing will change within this migrant group untill the discrimination is tackled, and until the Palestinians are granted the right to return to their home country.

Sources: - "1948 Palestinian Exodus." Wikipedia. 12 October 2009. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., Web. 18 Oct 2009. . - "UNRWA: palestine refugees." __Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World __ . 18 Oct. 2009 < http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/jordan.html. - http://lw.palestineremembered.com/Maps/New/Map6_RefugeesRoutes.gif - Bard, Mitchell. "The Palestinian Refugees." __Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage __ . 18 Oct. 2009  - Palestinian refugees in jordan - Oroub Al Abed* - htp://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=236 - The World. Hong Kong: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1987.


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