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Fear for one's safety due to violence could make you migrate to another location.
What is violence?
Suffering from religious oppression in England, these people migrated to America.
Who are the Pilgrims?
During World War 2; this group of people from Poland were targeted by Germany for genocide.
Who are the Jewish Polish people (Poles)
A high standard of living is a plus anywhere.
What is a positive reason to migrate?
What is a Pull Factor?
These immigrates may be in another country without permission.
What are unauthorized immigrates?
Discrimination in the Southern states that caused many African Americans to migrate north, west and east of the Mason-Dixon line.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
After the Civil war, many newly freed former slaves were still discriminated and abused during this period in history.
What is Reconstruction?
Religious conflicts and ethnic genocide in Europe, created migration on a large scale just before and during these wars
World Wars 1 & 2
Having family members already living is another area or country is a plus.
What is Family-based migration
Migrants may send money home from the country they are working in to family members in their country of origins
What is remittance?
Famine may impact your decision to leave.
What is a push factor?
In 2005 after hurricane Katrina flood New Orleans, many of its citizens migrated to other cities and states around the United States. What type of migration is this?
What is forced migration?
These migrates often are found on boats, ships even inner tubes off the coast of Florida.
What are people from Haiti?
Job opportunities and economic expansions at a plus
What is a Pull Factor?
This is the process of moving from one country, region, or place
What is migration?
High unemployment might impact your decision
What is a push factor?
The largest numbers of migrant worker come from these countries, seeking work in Asia and Europe.
What are South and East Asia?
Due to famine and no work to make a living these people from Ireland, came to America by the thousands.
Who are the Irish?
Warm Climates
What is a Pull Factor?
These immigrants may be given a temporary permission to work in another country for specific periods.
What is Guest workers?
Living in this area may soak you into moving away
What is a Flood Plain?
The law forced Native American Indians from their homes and marched the thousands of miles, many dying along the way.
What is the Trail of Tears and the Indian Removal Act?
This was the largest and longest forced migration in the world. Many of your ancestors were a part of it.
What is the African Slave Trade?
This Southern city in Georgia creates migrations on a large scale for young adults.
What is Atlanta?
These limits are set to restrict the number of immigrants into the United States.
What are Quotas?