A2: Migration, Causes, Streams & Impacts (i)

Economic
1. Lack of jobs, low wages, uncertain future and lack of promotional opps. - PUSH
2. Rural areas - restructuring and mechanisation - reduced job opps. so young people move elsewhere - PUSH
3. Eastern Europeans to UK - economic migration
4. Job opps. and higher wages attract in-migration - PULL
5. 50,000 Polish immigrants to UK in 2005
Social
1. Desire to join family who have already moved - PULL
2. Men make intital decision, when he is established, family will join
3. Students move to cities for third level education - PULL usually becomes a permanent move
Cultural
1. Lack of religious, linguistic or cultural freedom - PUSH
2. Existence of clusters of people of similar culture or religion - PULL
Environmental
1. Desertification - move for better farming land - PUSH
2. Global warming - raises sea level - PUSH if you live at coasts/ low lying areas
3. High levels of pollution - PUSH
Barriers of Migration
1. Potential migrants must overcome a number of real and perceived obstacles before the move is made
2. COST - transportation, buy a house, enough money to sustain themselves until job is secured
3. Severing family and friendship ties
4. Differences in culture and language
5. Laws regarding womans dress e.g. muslim countries
6. International migration : Gov. policies may en/discourage

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