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There are many factors that push people out of the country. While affirmative action is one factor that contributes to emigration of skilled individuals, other factors include: crime, better wage offers, better quality of life and future for their children, economic stability and improved health care.
African nations are feeling the strong pull factors of Europe – strong economy, job opportunity, peace, and freedom. However, these pull factors are being enhanced by push factors, which vary only slightly between Eritrea and South Sudan.
Push factors “push” people away from their home and include things like war. Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities. The reasons people migrate are usually economic, political, cultural, or environmental.
Educational opportunity, temperate weather, job placement, and cultural attraction are all reasons why someone might emigrate from one country to another, or one region to another; however, economic stagnation is a “push factor,” or something that encourages an individual to leave a certain place.
Push factors include war, injustice, lack of economic opportunity, religious persecution, etc. Pull factors include equal opportunity, jobs, toleration, peace, safety, etc.
A promise of freedom from religious or political persecution, availability of career opportunities or cheap land, and an abundance of food could be considered pull factors for migrating to a new country.
Freedom is one of the most common pull factors. It may seem silly to many people reading this, but the promise of freedom can seem like a dream come true to many people. People all over the world feel oppressed in their countries, and moving to a country where they can be free is nothing to laugh at.
The “pull” factors are likely stronger, but it is often difficult to separate one from the other. Push factors may include conflict, drought, famine, or extreme religious activity. Poor economic activity and lack of job opportunities are also strong push factors for migration.
People often migrate to places with better pull factor to escape places with push factors, such as natural disasters, persecution, poor opportunities etc.. Examples of pull factor include better housing, better jobs and opportunities, religious freedom, political freedom etc..
The majority of migrants consider following family and employment-related factors as the primary motivation for migration. Other factors include marriage or education, as well as escaping environmental instability, violence or family pressure.