Migration push factors

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1 Definition/short description
2 In depth
3 The relevance of Migration push factors for Migration and/or Migration Policy
4 Examples
5 Sources, further reading, links
6 Related Educational Pages

Definition/short description

Migration push factors are the opposite of migration pull factors. migration push factors in migration are the reason why people with a certain nationality will leave a certain country or area in a country. It's a negative aspect for the population in a country, because with a lot of push factors, a lot of people will leave and there is no positive "living" atmosphere. If a lot of people leave and go to the same country it can cost migration flows.

In depth

There are many different migration push factors. Sometimes people have no other choice than to think about emigration and leave their country of origin because of some of these push factors. Push factors are usually based on economic, social or political problems. When people are dealing with one or more of these problems they sometimes don't have a choice but to move away from their home country. Globalization informs people they have a better future in other countries. Natural disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis etc. can cause poverty - migration - flow, political problems, cultural diversity, human rights and religious intolerance can be strong push factors.

The relevance of Migration push factors for Migration and/or Migration Policy

Migration push factors are one of the most important factors in the term migration. People will emigrate from their country if they don't think they will have a good future in their country or maybe for some other reasons, for example people who are not supporting a certain dictator/government in that specific country and now are on the run for people who will prosecute them. The definition of migration is: a person leaving its own home/country/place to go to a new country/place or residence with different reasons. Push factors are a huge reason for people to move away from their home country so push factors are relevant to the term migration.

Three examples of push factors in migration:

- Lack of Jobs/Poverty: Economics causes the biggest reason behind migration. In some countries jobs simply do not exist for a big part of the population. In others, the difference between the rewards of labor in the sending and receiving country are big enough to move.

- Civil Strife/War/Political and Religious Persecution: Some migrants are "encouraged" to cross national borders by war or persecution at home. Some of these migrants end up in receiving countries as a refugee or asylum seeker.

- Environmental Problems: Environmental problems and natural disasters often cause the loss of money, homes, and jobs.

Examples

'Example: Conflict Tibet'

An example of civil strife is the conflict in Tibet. During the first half of the 20th century, Tibet was ruled by the Dalai Lama, the head of the Tibetan Buddhists, but lived in the shadow of neighboring China. In 1950, Chinese troops took over the region, "destroying" the political structure and persecuting religious figures, and in 1959 a Tibetan rebellion was brutally suppressed. Tibetan refugees are saying that a million of their men have died in the last 50 years as a result of Chinese "leadership". To escape this destiny, many Tibetans have crossed mountains to go to India and Nepal.

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'Example: Migration Ireland'

In the middle of the 19th century, Ireland experienced a disaster in its history. By late fall 1845, the potato, was practically wiped out. With the government not knowing on how to respond, people were dying of starvation. The starvation killed thousands of people and forced a huge amount of Irish to move to another country. A lot of Irish emigrants moved to the US and Canada. The large population of Americans and Canadians of Irish descent, especially in Boston, New York, and Chicago, have their roots from this period.

http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ss/irish/irish_pf.html