Migration and globalization

This paper presents migration as an aspect of globalization and shows that while international circulation of information, capital and goods are generally considered as very positive and an indication of progress, migration is seen as a difficult problem to be controlled. Migration is presented as something inherent to human history from the very beginning and a part of globalization. Modem migration is a form of economic and social promotion to the migrant, but even so it could deplete human resources at their origin. Finally, it presents a general view of the Brazilian viewpoint on international and domestic migration.