Write an essay in which you discuss the more recent migration patterns in Southwest Asia and North Africa. In your discussion, please consider the three major patterns of migration in the region, as well as the major factors responsible for these migrations.

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First, rural-to-urban migration is an important trend. Second, many people are migrating within and into the
region to take low wage jobs in some of the wealthier oil-rich countries, like Saudi Arabia. These immigrants tend to come from poorer Muslim nations in South and Southeast Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia (though many also come from the non-Muslim Philippines) Finally, other residents are migrating outside the region, including more than two million guest workers who have migrated to Germany from Turkey. The recent political upheavals in both Syria and Iraq has also spawned a massive refugee crisis into the European Union.

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