Article: Push-Pull Factors in Immigration

What are push factors in immigration?

• Reasons to stay in the home country

• Factors that drive people away from a place

• Positive aspects of a new country

• Opportunities for better education

Which of the following is a pull factor?

• Famine

• Political persecution

• Natural disasters

• Availability of career opportunities

What is an example of a push factor?

• Religious freedom

• Political stability

• Sub-standard level of living

• High salaries

What is a common characteristic of pull factors?

• They are negative aspects of a country

• They force people to leave a country

• They provide significant benefits

• They are related to natural disasters

Which of the following is NOT a push factor?

• Political persecution

• Abundance of food

• Famine

• Job scarcity

What might cause a refugee to leave their home country?

• Abundance of food

• Genocide-like conditions

• High salaries

• Availability of cheap land

What is an example of a pull factor for students?

• Lack of educational opportunities

• Political instability

• Higher salaries in developed countries

• Natural disasters

How do push and pull factors work together?

• They are always in conflict

• They can both influence the decision to migrate

• They are unrelated

• They both encourage people to stay