Patterns of immigration in the Welsh context

Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name May 13, 2024 Patterns of Immigration in the Welsh Context The economic, industrial, and social changes have defined the migration movements in Wales over the past 500 years. The Welsh endured more emigration than immigration, mainly from the rural, agricultural, and relatively poor parts of the country. It was common for them to seek better prospects away from the country. This observation remained until the Industrial Revolution when the Welsh mineral reserves came to light. However, a workforce from England and later Ireland came in to exploit those resources—the 18th century witnessed the initiation of modest immigration, which was mainly caused by industrial needs, for instance, the opening of the copper works and iron works by the English industrialists in S...