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Essay on Economic effects of immigration
Introduction:
Most of the previous studies indicate the rising trends of immigration. This is not only affecting the social factors but also changing the economic and employment conditions (Dissart and Deller, 2000; Power, 1996; Lewis, Hunt, and Plantinga, 2002).
Pull Factors:
The pull factors include all those, which attract an individual to take the decision of migrating to a region.
O’Reilly (2004) states that these may include the weather conditions of a place and benefits to health feature highly, as do the slower pace of life, quality of life, the culture of the destination, and the cost of living, a better quality retirement or in order to be able to retire early; some wants a new a challenge or the opportunity to begin a new life. On the other hand many people see it beneficial to migrate towards suburban and rural environments.
Push Factors
However, the study undertaken by O’ Rielly (2004) also found among those, a number of 'push' factors; that is, negative experiences that pushed people to think about leaving a place. People are moving to coastal towns to escape high crime rates, especially in inner city areas. Parents are migrating to give their children a better life, or a better start, or to get them away from youth culture in Britain. This is due to the fact that the urban areas are growing at a fast pace making living costly and harder to afford.
Mieszkowski and Mills (1993) states that the lower rate of negative factors (i.e. lower social and fiscal problems) make a place favourite destination for immigration. Other factors, such as population growth, household income, agricultural land rents, and commuting costs, determine sprawl and urban growth at the fringe........
