To many, immigration, the migration of people to a new area, is the beginning of a new life. Immigrants, throughout the years, have multitude of reasons they are driven to or from a country. If one were to study previous centuries, and current times, these push/pull elements are obvious. The most commonly stated factors for migration are economic, political, and environmental.
One key factor driving immigration is economics, the social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. This element is the common force pushing all immigrants. Many immigrants move because the lack of money, jobs, and even food. If one does not have the correct qualifications one needs to get a good paying job, it is almost impossible to make money. Without sufficient money, it is hard to buy food, making it difficult to survive. Therefore, many people vacate their homeland to find an area that can provide a better economic life for them.
Another factor that forces people to leave their homes is politics. Politics, the art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs, impact many lives today and years ago. The type of government one chooses to live under will effect that person's way of living until the organization changes or one decides to move. If the current political party does not satisfy what that homeowner is looking for, then it is probably in that person's best interest to move. Hence, many are pushed out of their homes to find a location whose political standing and ways better suits them. .
The third reason many people immigrate is due to environmental issues. The environment places large amounts of stress on all things, especially people, who must deal with a diverse number of natural disasters yearly. Nature has a mind of its own, and humans have no way of avoiding catastrophic events, like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
