Often you see migrants who come to Americas to
find work. These individuals find jobs using skilled labor like building,
farming, landscaping, etc., but
surprisingly they greatly impact the global economic. While listening to Dilip
Ratha, he indicated that $413 billion entered the global economic from America
in 2013. How does this occur? Migrant workers wire money to their families in
Mexico, Nigeria, India, etc. This flow of funds benefit families as well as the
markets in these countries. Because the money purchases foods, medicines, and
necessities for survival.
(Dilip
Ratha: The hidden force in global economics: sending money home #TED : http://on.ted.com/s0B6B)
So how does knowing migrant workers are wiring money can benefit you? If you develop a Global Mindset, you will understand that engaging in an
academic setting provides opportunities both socially and educationally. First,
you will expand your classroom
experience while sitting and engaging cultures with students from these
countries. You will understand their customs and their priorities. Usually,
they have different values and tends to express opinions unlike yours.
Secondly, the common struggles in the classroom tend to unite the similarities
instead of pointing out the differences. You may find yourself struggling with an argumentative essay or algebraic equation like
one of them. Therefore, a social bond develops between you and the foreign
student that will later expand to monetary value when your friend return to
his/her native land.
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