Push & Pull Factors of Immigration Grade 9 Geography Lester B Pearson

What factors cause people to immigrate? There are two reasons why people decided to leave their homelands or areas where they live. These reasons are called the PUSH and PULL factors

Push Factor People leave their homelands because there are several factors that ‘pushes’ them out of the country.

Environmental Problems Push Factor Details Real World Example:   Lack of Jobs/Poverty Civil Strife/War/Political and Religious Persecution Environmental Problems  

Pull Factor People leave their homelands because there are several factors about their new country that ‘pulls’ them to immigrate to that new country.

Factor Details Real World Example: Higher standards of living   Higher standards of living Labor Demand Political and Religious Freedom