Sample on Immigration in the US

Sample on Immigration in the US Causes and Effects Immigration in the US Mar 26, 2018 in Economics Reasons for People's Immigration People migrate because of political as well as economic issues that are pressing their home countries. Such movement of people has both negative and positive impact on the individuals, their home countries, and the recipient countries. It is estimated that the world has 191 million immigrants out of which 115 million reside in developed countries. US alone host about 20% of the immigrants. In other words, 13% of US population is immigrants. As a result, the recipient countries such as European countries have developed measure to control threats of immigration. People migrate to other countries due to several reasons. These may include natural calamity, deficiency family issues, political instability, and voluntary choice. It may also occur due to profitable or political reasons. There are two main factors that cause immigration. We have push and pull factors. Push factors force people to leave their original country for a foreign one while pull factors attract them into foreign country.