Youth and the 21 st Century South-North Migration: In Search of a More Relevant Perspective on Causes, Trend and Flow

Abstract

Advancement in communication and transport technologies has reduced the world to a global community. This has also improved and therefore increased potentials for the movement of individuals, commodities, and capitals across international borders as they respond to global political and socio-economic stimuli. It is apparent though, that transnational borders are relatively more open to capital and commodities than they are to migrant individuals. However, there are vast literature and data on the socio-political and economic dimensions of adults’ involvement in international migration. But the youth are treated as part of their families; hence very few literatures that devoted to youth migration exist.