APHUG - Push and Pull Factors (Migration)

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