Migration

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tive number for moving, then the family will have to contemplate whether or not the psychological costs will be too great to overcome. If one is able to cope with leaving their country and all the sentimental ties in search for a new life, then the next step is to decide where to move.
The factors that determine where the family will move include whether or not the family currently has any other family living in the destination country. According to Borjas and Bronars, “About 70 percent of the persons who immigrated legally between 1981 and 1987 had entry visas sponsored by relatives already residing in the United States.” (1) This induces a chain of immigration where the first link of the chain comes over from a source country and eventually is the host for more of their family coming over to try and reap the benefits that their predecessor did. “In particular, the first link in the immigration chain is more likely to be the person who has the most to gain from immigration to the United States.” (29) A high skilled worker imm...