I've a post up at Demography Matters taking a look at the latest developments on emigration from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, in the Caucasus.
Emigration is not diminishing with 23% of the population having emigrated, despite the difficulties faced by Georgians in travelling internationally and the relative insecurity of these migrants (the largest community is in an anti-Georgian Russia, while the largest Georgian immigrant community in the European Union is in Greece). Rather, emigration is a necessity.
Go, read.
Emigration is not diminishing with 23% of the population having emigrated, despite the difficulties faced by Georgians in travelling internationally and the relative insecurity of these migrants (the largest community is in an anti-Georgian Russia, while the largest Georgian immigrant community in the European Union is in Greece). Rather, emigration is a necessity.
Go, read.