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Exodus

How Migration is Changing Our World

Paul Collier

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Question 1 of 9
Why do politicians often avoid discussing migration policies, according to the text?
  • A. It is universally unpopular among voters across all political spectrums.
  • B. There is a lack of reliable data and the issue is riddled with complex moral and ethical problems.
  • C. Migration has been steadily decreasing globally, making it a low-priority issue.
  • D. International laws strictly prohibit host countries from changing their immigration ceilings.
Question 2 of 9
According to the text, what primarily determines the degree to which migrants socially impact their host country?
  • A. The religious and linguistic backgrounds of the incoming migrants.
  • B. The geographic distance between the host country and the country of origin.
  • C. The specific industries the migrants are qualified to work in.
  • D. The speed and volume of the migration influx.
Question 3 of 9
What is one negative economic effect that a high influx of migrants can have on a host country?
  • A. It can lead to increased housing prices and strain on social services.
  • B. It decreases the overall tax revenue of the host country.
  • C. It causes a severe brain drain in the host country's technology sector.
  • D. It completely displaces the native population from highly skilled job markets.
Question 4 of 9
What is the primary reason migrants can rapidly increase their standard of living in rich host countries?
  • A. They receive massive government subsidies upon arrival.
  • B. They benefit from functioning social and economic institutions that protect their labor and investments.
  • C. They no longer have to pay any income taxes in their new country.
  • D. They are automatically placed into high-level management positions due to diversity quotas.
Question 5 of 9
Why might it be in an immigrant's rational self-interest to support stricter anti-immigration laws in their host country?
  • A. Because stricter laws automatically grant established immigrants higher wages and better tax rates.
  • B. Because immigrants want to force their home countries to improve their political systems.
  • C. Because new immigrants primarily compete with established immigrants for the same lower-wage jobs and housing.
  • D. Because anti-immigration laws ensure that immigrants are sent back to their home countries with a stipend.
Question 6 of 9
What did the 2012 study on migrants moving from Tonga to New Zealand reveal about the psychological impact of migration?
  • A. Migrants experienced a massive increase in both income and overall happiness.
  • B. Migrants successfully changed the political landscape of Tonga from abroad.
  • C. Migrants integrated so quickly that they lost all connection to their native culture within four years.
  • D. Migrants were generally unhappier in their new host country than they were before migrating.
Question 7 of 9
How does the emigration of wealthy and educated citizens often affect dictatorial regimes in their home countries?
  • A. It usually causes the immediate economic collapse of the regime.
  • B. It often reduces internal pressure for change, as the demographic most likely to lead political change has left.
  • C. It increases internal pressure on the regime because the remaining citizens become highly rebellious.
  • D. It forces the regime to immediately adopt democratic reforms to win back its citizens.
Question 8 of 9
What does the author describe as a "silver lining" to the brain drain experienced by small countries?
  • A. It motivates people in the home country to pursue education with the hope of migrating, which ultimately benefits the country if they stay.
  • B. The mass exodus completely eliminates local unemployment and housing shortages.
  • C. The host countries are forced to pay direct compensation to the governments of small countries.
  • D. The remaining population can easily overthrow dictatorial regimes without the interference of the educated elite.
Question 9 of 9
What does the author predict about the future of global mass migration?
  • A. It will continue to increase exponentially until a global government is formed.
  • B. It will shift entirely from developed nations back to developing nations.
  • C. It will be completely halted by international treaties within the next decade.
  • D. It will decrease as wealth gaps between nations lessen and the internet enables remote work.

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Exodus Summary & Overview

Exodus (2013) offers insights into one of the most contested social and political issues of our time: human migration. By looking at the effects of migration on everyone concerned, you’ll gain insights into the dangers and benefits that migration, and immigration, hold for our economies and societies.

Who Should Listen to Exodus?

  • Anyone interested in politics and economics
  • Anyone whose ancestors once migrated to a new country
  • Anyone who has strong opinions about immigration policy

About the Author: Paul Collier

Paul Collier is an economist and professor, as well as the director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University. He is the author of The Bottom Billion and was named one of the top global thinkers by Forbes Magazine.

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