Migration

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PerCapita GDP (2009 est)

1 Liechtenstein $122,100

2. Qatar $119,500

3. Luxembourg $ 79,600

11. United States $ 46,000

83. Mexico $13,200

142. Guatemala $ 5,100

__Vocabulary__
migration - the process of moving from one place to live in another

emigrants - people who leave a country to live somewhere else

immigrants - people who come to a new country to live

push factors - cause a person to leave a location

pull factors - attract people to a location

remittances - a transfer of money by a foreign worker to his or her home country

Political Asylum - when a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or Church sanctuaries

refugees - people who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their homes

GDP (gross domestic product) - the total value of goods and services created within a country

__Wiriting__

Under what circumstances could you imagine you or your family leaving the U.S.A,?

What factors would you consider in looking for a place to go?

What challenges might you face?

If funds were limited, what areas would you have to consider? Why?

Who would you send if you didn't have the money to send the whole family? Why?