Why do people migrate?
People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as economic, social, political or environmental:
- economic migration – moving to find work or persue a particular career
- social migration – moving to be closer to family or friends or for a better quality of life
- political migration – moving to escape war or political persecution
- environmental causes of migration include natural disasters such as an earthquake
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