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Immigration
Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. An immigrant is someone who intends to reside permanently, and not a casual visitor or traveler. Immigration means in-migration into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or out-migration. The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognized countries) is.
Why do people immigrate?
People immigrate for the following reasons: professional, political, economic, persecution and sentimental (the desire to settle in a country due personal preference; family reunification).
Most people move for economic reasons. Wages rates vary greatly between different countries: individuals of third world countries in particular can have far higher standards of living in developed countries than in their originating countries. The economic pressure to migrate can be so high that when legal means are restricted, people may immigrate regardless of their legal status. In general, people are considered as an immigrant if they keep staying in the new country for more than one year. Some migrate to escape political or religious persecution or simply to fulfill a personal dream. Some experts divide the many reasons people leave their homes for a new on into push and pull factors. Push-pull factors: A migration theory that suggests that circumstances at the place of origin (such as poverty and unemployment) repel or push people out of that place to other places that exert a positive attraction or pull (such as a high standard of living or job opportunities). Push factors might be widespread unemployment, lack of farmland, famine, or war at home. The Great Depression (1929-1939) is a good example of a push factor, as hard times encouraged more residents to leave the United States than move in. In the 1980’s and 1990’s hundred of thousands of Africans were pushed out...