Definition, causes and consequences of the migration in the country of Ecuador.

1. MIGRATION
IN ECUADOR
Valerie Guerreo
10th ¨B¨
MaríaAuxiliadora High School

2. DEFINITION
■ Migration is a population movement that consists in
leaving the place of residence to settle in another country
or region, usually for economic or social reasons.
■ In recent years, thousands of Colombian, Cuban,
Venezuelan and Haitian citizens have arrived in Ecuador to
find better life options than in their home nations.

3. CAUSES
■ Economic crisis.
■ Decrease in employment.
■ Search for a better future.
■ Improvement of living standards.
■ Family meeting.

4. CONSEQUENCES
■ Family breakdown.
■ The impact falls on the children of immigrants who suffer abuse such as: sexual,
physical and psychological.
■ Exploitation and abuse of labor.
■ Face deportation problems.
■ Risk their lives and sometimes lose them.

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