Push and Pull Factors in Immigration

Push vs. Pull Factors Push and pull factors help explain why people migrate from one place to another. Push factors: Factors that help migrants decide to leave their home. Pull factors: Factors that attract people to an area where migrants are going.

Push and Pull Factors Push Factors Unemployment Not safe Lack of services Poverty Crop Failure Drought War, Civil Unrest Hazards Isolation Pull Factors Potential jobs Safer environment Better services Greater wealth Fertile land Lots of food Political security Friends and family

Natural Disasters

Higher Wages

War

Food shortage

Family links

Unemployment

Political Security

Low crime rate