Migration and urban cities have always been the most important elements of social change. The spatial movements of people have transformed the past centuries in the world. Labor migration, nomads, seasonal workers, educational movements, brain drain, slavery and human trafficking, asylum, population exchange, family reunions, deportation and many other examples show how labor market, political system, cultural identities and religious orientation are being affected immensely. Migration and urban cities, will remain as society’s main themes in the future as their political importance increases. While explaining many current debates starting with the refugee crisis, the increase in the world population, aging of societies, climate change, the inadequacy of qualified workforce in accessing the information society, and security, it is possible to read the impact of migration conjointly with the evolving cities.
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