Human Migration
Push Factors of Immigration
reasons people emigrate and leave their homes such as economic troubles, overcrowding, poverty
involuntary immigration
the forced movement of people from one society to another
Migration
movements that cross jurisdictional boundaries
Reason to migrate
1. economic forces (poor economic conditions, overpopulation) 2. political causes (war, invasion, conflict, punishment for crime) 3. social causes of migration (spreading religion, eduction, jobs) 4. environmental causes (natural disasters, climate change, clean water)
Voluntaty migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
immigration
Movement of individuals into a population
refugees
People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.
Pull Factors of Immigration
Reasons to migrate to a new area such as Economic Opportunity ($) Jobs/ workers were needed Land Peace and stability Freedom to make a better life
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border
asylum seekers
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
Emigration
movement of individuals out of a population