SUMMARY

International immigration is fundamentally an economic process driven by either pull or a ‘push’ factors.

• Europe, Northern America, and Australia/New Zealand have been net recipients of international migrants for decades.
• Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean have been net senders.

Measures of Migration

I.          Immigration Rate (IR)

II.        Emigration Rate (ER)

III.       Net migration rate (NMR) Shows the net effect (balance) of immigration and emigration in an area