Migration

Migration

The movement of people from one place to another

Immigrant

A person who moves into a country

Emigrant

A person who moves out of a country

Economic Migrant

A person who has migrated from one place to another to seek employment

Asylum Seeker

An immigrant who applies for permission to stay in a country because they have left their own country to avoid persecution

Refugee

An immigrant who is granted permission to stay in a country to avoid persecution in their own country

Inward Migration

The movement of people into an area

Outward Migration

The movement of people out of an area

Pull Factors

• Employment

• Climate

• Wealth

• Better Services

• Stability

Push Factors

• No Employment

• Bad Climate

• Poor Economy

• Poor Services

• Unstability

Barriers to Migration

• Language

• Cost

• Visa, passports etc.

• Fear and anxiety