Push/Pull Factors Immigration

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Immigration is

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permanently moving into another country

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Push factors are....

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reasons that drive a person out of their country

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Pull factors are....

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attractive qualities that draw a person to another country.

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A civil war in your home country breaks out and you and your family leave to go to another country. Is this a push or pull factor?

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push factor

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For the past five years, crops have been failing due to a disease and people are dying of hunger. Is this a push or pull factor?

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push factor

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Under your country's new president, jobs are becoming scarce and unemployment is high. Is this a push or pull factor?

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push factor

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The United States offers freedom of speech and expression - rights that your current country has taken away. Are these freedoms push factors or pull factors?

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pull factors

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Amazon is building a new headquarters in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia. Amazon needs to hire 50,000 workers. Is this a push or pull factor?

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pull factor

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The opportunity for a better education is available in another country. Is this a push or pull factor?

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pull factor

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Many immigrants come to the United States looking for economic opportunities. Is this a push or pull factor?

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pull factor