Immigration, Migration and Employment In U.S. History Putnam – Northern Westchester BOCES

 Long – range migrants usually move to urban areas / centers of commerce and industry  Rural populations are more likely to migrate  Migration is mostly a result of economic causes / need for labor  Adult males are most likely to migrate long distances / out of the country * Based on data in Great Britain and Ireland between 1871 and 1881

 How does Ravenstein’s Theory correlate with past and present movements to and within the United States? (see American Progress and Happy New Year:  Examine current movements:  (1) migration from Northeast to Southeast and Southwest; (2) immigration from Latin America and Asia; (3) return to the cities; (4) migration of African Americans in the North back to the South