In many developing countries, international migration has emerged as a significant phenomenon. Within the context of globalization, people have become more mobile, and transient, both physically and technologically. The flows of international tourists around the world have increased to the order of millions. People working for transnational corporations have moved into different regions of the world where companies are expanding or i ntensifying their activities. People leave countries and continents to escape from natural disasters, wars and conflicts that cause or exacerbate famines. Van Hear (1998) labels some of these people as “new.
