When migrants are integrating into a new environment different to what they are used to, it can cause some issues, both on the part of the migrant and also for the people in the community.

There may be integration difficulties and friction firstly with local people who are opposed to them entering into their community. Not being age racist, but sometimes the older generation, may be more opposed to migrants than the younger generation – which can make the migrants' integration more difficult. Migrants may therefore be exploited in some cases as they don’t feel accepted in the society, which will make their overall transition slower as they are accepted into it. As well as this, increases in population can also put pressure on public services like the health service etc. It is important that services are set up to train migrants about their new area, and how things work, for example basic things like travel costs/ where to buy tickets etc, and also what they can find in their surrounding community. That way it may help to integrate them better, and help stop any problems from happening.

Some issue could be taken with the word ‘integration’ in itself which intimates that different cultures may want to adopt or conform to the norms of others. Acceptance is probably a word which is more palatable to many parties because it indicates that we are willing to accommodate incomers and that incomers are willing to accept the societal norms of others.

Often migrants will lean toward their own small communities of fellow countrymen within their adopted country. Which is a perfectly normal and acceptable way to behave. It does not mean that they are rejecting the natives of their adopted nation, but simply means they are more comfortable on many levels with what is familiar to them. Situations such as this are probably best exemplified when we look at nations we are more familiar with. For example, UK citizens will often form social groups and live in confined regions when they move to Europe. Americans will often do the same when they move to countries such as Ireland. In Portugal many Dutch migrants tend to mix with their fellow countrymen. This does not though mean that either the natives of their adopted nation are rejecting the migrants, nor does it mean that the migrants are avoiding integration. It simply means that, where possible, many people will stay among those that they find familiar even when they have jobs among native inhabitants and have learned the language to competent standards.