PUSH OR PULL?

Push factors. Circumstances (such as war, famine, overpopulation, unemployment) that cause people to leave their country.

Pull factors. Circumstances (available land, possibility of jobs, political or religious freedom) that draw people to immigrate to a new country.

Factor	Push or Pull?
Getting accepted into University Overseas
Civil War
Family
Not enough food to feed your family
Freedom of speech
Dictator as ruler
Marriage
Better Education
Job prospect / opportunity
Hurricane
High population density
Sickness / disease
Freedom of Religion
Recreation
Clean air
Divorce
A bigger house
High levels of crime
Deportation
Access to Technology