Migration

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in the first place. The US Census says, “Moving rates were higher for young adults because of their relatively higher frequency of life course events such as new family formations and jobs.” So it is obvious that people move because the areas that they reside in are not sufficient for their needs whether the case be for higher wages or to form a favorable family structure.
Furthermore, people do not like to move to far from where they last lived. Along with age and income, distance is another key factor that determines where the migration will take place. If people are going to leave somewhere that is familiar to them, they would rather stay as close as possible in order to ensure that they can come back to the source region if they ever desire to do so. In addition, there is a feeling of familiarity that exists when people stay as close as possible to the source country instead of migrating somewhere where they cannot keep in contact with their family and friends easily. The following table is an illustration of peoples inter-county moves and is further evidence for establishing that a great percentage of people stayed within 100 hundred miles of their source county.

After observing the individual and their needs, it is now important to evaluate how the family is affected in terms of immigration decision making. First, the individuals of the family compute the present value of their income streams and take into account the monetary costs of moving. For example, a family unit of a husband, wife, and two children will have a lot of decisions to make. The most important of these decisions is to see whether or not the family will move based on the combined income stream of the husband and wife. Next, it will be important to consider how much it will cost to raise children in another region as well as the income that is lost during the move as well as the actual cost of moving itself. If this analysis yields a posi...