1. Positives
1.1. Social
1.1.1. Regulates population distribution
1.1.2. Residential areas in the city are not required as urgently
1.1.2.1. Allows more time to prepare for the growth of citizens living in China.
1.2. Economic
1.2.1. More urban people have a chance to obtain a job without having to relocate themselves and their family
2. Negatives
2.1. Social
2.1.1. Creates an environment where there is a large amount of discrimination between individuals who come from different regions
2.1.1.1. Rural workers are treated differently than the urban workers. They are denied access to essentials such as healthcare and education
2.1.2. Children who have been sent away by their parents often grow up in an uncomfortable environment.
2.1.2.1. Due to a lack of support they may turn to other means of providing for themselves such as theft.
2.1.2.1.1. This leads to a higher crime rater
2.2. Economic
2.2.1. This system segregates different people into different areas of work depending on where they originally come from.
2.2.2. The rural citizens who do manage to get a passport end up being paid at a lower rate compared to people who are from the city
2.2.3. This system puts financial stress on parents who have children who want to go to college.
2.2.4. Rural migrants do not receive access to public healthcare.
3. Perspectives
3.1. William Nee
3.1.1. The Chinese families that have migrated often find themselves in a situation of financial hardship.
3.2. Rob Schmitz
3.2.1. The rural Chinese citizens are treated like immigrants, in their own country. Many problems arise for their children as they get older.
3.3. Kristie Lu Stout
3.3.1. “A deeply discriminatory system”
3.4. Suki Chung
3.4.1. The rate of inequality is rising and is not receiving any recognition from any government.