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Immigration
Migration to a new location
Emigration
Migration from a location
Push and pull factors can be...
- economic
- cultural (social)
- political
- environmental
- demographic
Migration is typically (voluntary/involuntary)
voluntary (in search of a better life)
The decision to move consists of two aspects: ...
- away from someplace (push factors, usually neg.)
- towards someplace (pull factors, usually pos.)
What is the number one reason people migrate?
Economic factors
Economic push and pull factors
- lack of jobs (push)
- economic opportunities (pull)
Cultural (social) push and pull factors
People often migrate when they experience discrimination and persecution because of their ethnicity, race, gender, or religion (push)
Political push and pull factors
People who oppose policies of the government often migrate because they face persecution, arrest, and discrimination (push)
-persecution
Environmental push and pull factors
People often migrate to escape from harm from natural disasters, drought, and other unfavorable conditions (push)
Demographic push and pull factors
- gender: young adult might not find someone to marry (push)
- young population: country faces risk of overpopulation (push)
- Ex: unbalanced sex ratios, overpopulation
Economic obstacle
A migrant lacks enough money to reach a destination
Social obstacle
a migrant gets married to someone who lives along the migration route and settles in that person’s community
Political obstacle
A migrant cannot get a visa needed to enter a country
Environmental obstacle
A migrant cannot cross sea, desert, or mountain range
One terrorist group is another’s ……
freedom fighter
The second most prominent reason people move after economic opportunities
Social
What do northern states get more of than southern states?
unions (strikes)
immigrants>emigrants (positive)
net in-migration
immigrants<emigrants (negative)
net-out migration
A push factor for one country may be a ____ factor for another and vice versa
pull
Pull factor for college student
scholarship
push factor for college student
parents don’t pay for a specific college
