Migration is when people move from one place to another.
Some people chose to migrate away from a place; others are forced to migrate
from an area. There are many reasons that people may migrate. Some have to
leave because of things like their job; others may have to leave their home
because of disasters such as war. The reasons why people leave their home land
are known as push factors and pull factors. Migration is also related to
globalization because it is bringing many different people together as they are
constantly moving to different parts of the world.
Push factors are things that push people away from a place.
There are many different forms of push factors. In most cases people have no
choice but to leave their home. One of the reasons that someone may be pushed
out of a place is because of economic issues. If the economy in a place is bad
and many people are living in poverty and without jobs, they may be forced to
leave to try and find a new career somewhere else. War is another big reason
why someone may be pushed out of a place. If a place is unsafe to live most
people will have to leave.
While push factors are causing people to leave their home
land, pull factors are what bring the immigrants to a new place. Pull factors
are the positive things about a place that would make people want to move
there. Living standards influence where
people want to live. Most people want to live in a place with a higher standard
of living. Shortage of labor may also bring immigrants to an area. Jobless
immigrants will move to a place with a labor demand just to get a job.
Like I said before, migration closely relates to
globalization because it brings people together from all over the world. Many
different people, with many different cultures, from many different places are
always on the move spreading their customs and beliefs to new parts of the
world. Like in the film “God Grew Tired of Us”, as many Sudanese immigrants
came to America, they also brought their way of life and taught many Americans
about their culture and how they lived back in their homeland of Sudan.
People are constantly migrating from one place to another
for many different reasons whether it be because of push factors or pull
factors. Migration plays a very important part in the spreading of cultures and
brings people all over the world together.
