INTRODUCTION TO MIGRATION
Immigrant- a person who comes to live permanently in a new area
Emigrant- a person who leaves their country to move to a new area
Internal- within the same country
International- move into a new country
Forced migration- no choice
Voluntary migration- moving by choice
Push factors- negative; reasons why people leave a place
Pull factors- positive; reasons that attract people to other places
1900- flocks of German people came to America
Irish people came
Italians came
Eastern Europeans came
Why do people migrate?
- Jobs
- Poverty
- Political/religious reasons
- Education
- Health care
Immigration - emigration = grows our population and fixes our negative rate
Family reunification - 3/4 of our immigrants
Specialized work- 1/4 of population
Diversity
1 million people migrate to the US a year
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