The Push and Pull Factors

By Joe and Kaisun

The Push Factors

• Push factors of immigration are when one is forced to leave their country.

• For example:

• War- when there is international conflict in a country, living in such a place can be extremely dangerous, therefore, one is forced to leave the nation and become a refugee and seek asylum in another country.

• Poverty- when people become homeless and cannot afford such important futilities such as food, or if there is a lack of clean water, one has to leave the country to seek out a better place to live.

• Dictatorship- if a nation is being controlled by force, then the population can face extreme persecution, torture and even death. This country is not a safe place to remain, so people will escape said country and seek asylum in a place where they will be welcomed.

The Pull Factors

• Pull factors are when a person is pulled away from there country.

• For example:

• Marriage- If one is engaged to someone who lives in a different country to them, then they will migrate to said country so that they can get married to them.

• To Seek a Better Job- If one has a bad job which is poorly paid and one can suffer from poverty through it, one will go to another country where they can get a much better job in a better environment.

• Family- If one’s family lives in another country, it is common for many citizens to migrate to their country in order to be closer to their family.

PicturesThis man is migrating to another nation. He is walking so it may take a while...

These people are asylum seekers. This shows how many people migrate to seek asylum in another country

This picture is about illegal immigration

These are people protesting for immigrant rights

This is a red cross ambulance