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Push & Pull Factors
Cuban rafters on their journey to ‘Freedom’ in Miami, Florida
Presentation created by Robert L. MartinezPrimary Content Source: Geography Alive !
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Both push factors and pull factors drive people to move to a
new country.
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Pull Factor
• Something that encourages people to move to a new place.
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Push Factor
• Something that encourages people to leave a place behind.
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Push factors give people good reason to leave unpleasant circumstances in their home country. Such factors include war and poverty, discrimination, and famine.
Haiti
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emigrate
• To move from a country. People who leave a country are called emigrants.
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Pull factors attract people to a new place and encourage them to
immigrate there. These factors include freedom and opportunities
for a better life.
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immigrate
• To move to a country. People who move to another country are called immigrants.
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Push and pull factors have helped to drive one of the most dramatic
migrations in history. Since 1820, more than 65 million people have come to the United States. This enormous migration
came in three great waves.
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The first great wave of immigration began with the founding of the
United States. These early immigrants came mostly from northern and western Europe.
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Many were escaping from poverty or hunger. Some settled in cities, and
others found land to farm as the nation expanded westward.
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In the late 1800s, a second wave of immigrants began to arrive from
eastern and southern Europe. Many were refugees fleeing war or
persecution because of their religious beliefs.
Italian Immigrants
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refugees• Someone who seeks safety by going to
another country. Refugees may be escaping political unrest or war. Or they may fear being attacked because of their beliefs.
Vietnamese Refugees
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Most found work in the growing cities of the United States and
settled in neighborhoods with other immigrants from their home
countries.
Little Italy,New York City
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A third great wave of immigration began in the late 1960s and is still going on today. In 1965, the U.S. changed its immigration laws,
allowing many more newcomers to enter.
Vietnamese Refugees
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Between 1970 and 2003, about 24 million people moved to the United States. About 75 percent of them
came from Latin America and Asia.
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Many Asians found new homes on the West Coast.
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Most Mexican immigrants settled in the Southwest.
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Cubans flocked to Florida.
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New York City attracted people from other Caribbean islands.
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Over time, these immigrants have moved to communities throughout
the country. Like earlier immigrants, they are both adjusting to and
changing life in the United States.
Little Haiti,Miami, Florida
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War is one of many political factors that can create
refugees.
Bosnian Civil War
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Political refugees may flee a country because they fear its
leaders. Or they may fear persecution.
Fidel CastroDictator of Cuba
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Persecution is unfair treatment of people because of who they are or what they
believe.
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These political push factors have one thing in common. They
involve the way a government treats its citizens fairly.
Cuban Soldiers
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But a government that rules through fear is likely to create
discontent among its people. Many of these people may become
political refugees.
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Many Cuban immigrants have come to the United States as
political refugees.
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Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Florida. In 1959, a leader named Fidel Castro took over Cuba’s government and quickly made himself
a dictator.
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If Cubans spoke out against Castro or the way he ran Cuba, they risked
being jailed. Faced with that threat thousands of Cubans have fled to the
United States.
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Changes in the environment, such as a long-term drought, can push people to emigrate.
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In the 1840s, a devastating plant disease struck Ireland. A fungus
destroyed Ireland’s most important crop, the potato.
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Potatoes had been the main food of the Irish. Without enough potatoes, people
faced starvation.
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In response to this crisis, 1.5 million people left Ireland. A
great many of these Irish emigrants came to the United
States.
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Other changes in the environment are the result of human activity. In
1986, an explosion rocked the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in
what is now Ukraine.
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This accident left a large area of poisoned soil, air, and
water around the power plant.
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Tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and move to safe
areas.
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The most common push factors are economic. Most of the early
immigrants to the U.S. were poor farmers or working people.
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They saw no way to improve their lives in Europe, so they chose to try
their luck in a new country. In the United States, they found many
kinds of economic opportunities.
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A powerful pull factor is the desire to unite divided families. Often young men are the first
members of a family to immigrate to another country.
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Once they find jobs and a place to live, they send for their wives, children, and
parents.
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Between 1965 and 1975, more than 142,000 Greeks came to the United States. Almost all of them were joining relatives who were
already living here.
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Education is a strong pull factor in immigration. Many families
migrate so that their children can attend good schools.
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One of every 15 students in this country’s schools was born in
another country. Older students come to attend colleges and
universities.
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In the 2003-2004 school year, there were more than 572,000 foreign college students in the United
States. Many of these students will later decide to make the U.S. their
permanent home.
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Most people move hoping to improve the quality of their
lives. In the U.S., this hope is called the “American Dream.”
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This is the belief that people here can create better lives for themselves and
their children, thanks to the greater economic opportunity and political
freedom this nation enjoys.
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For many refugees, a better life begins with a sense of safety. For most of their history, Jews have been persecuted for their
religious beliefs.
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In the United States, Jewish immigrants found freedom to
worship without fear.
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For other immigrants, a better life usually starts with a better job. Even
low-wage jobs in the U.S. usually pay more than most immigrants
could earn back home.
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With more money, immigrant families can afford better food, housing and health care. They
can also bring other relatives to this country.