Emigration

Emigration is the act of leaving one's resident country with the intent to settle elsewhere. Conversely, immigration describes the movement of persons into one country from another. Both are acts of migration across national boundaries.

Demographers examine push and pull factors for people to be pushed out of one place and attracted to another. There can be a desire to escape negative circumstances such as shortages of land or jobs, or unfair treatment. People can be pulled to the opportunities available elsewhere. Seeking refugee status in a foreign country from oppressive conditions may lead to permanent emigration.

Involuntary migration refers to groups that are forced to abandon their native country, such as by enforced population transfer or the threat of ethnic cleansing.

History

Patterns of emigration have been shaped by numerous economic, social, and political changes throughout the world in the last few hundred years. For instance, millions of individuals fled poverty, violence, and political turmoil in Europe to settle in the Americas and Oceania during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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Israel establishes new body to assist Gazans seeking to emigrate

Cleveland Jewish News 23 Mar 2025
"We are working with all means to implement the U.S. president's vision, and we will allow any Gaza resident who wants to move to a third state to do so," said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.The post Israel establishes new ... .
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Israel government to establish new administration for voluntary emigration of Gaza residents

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
Israel's Political-Security Cabinet approved defence minister Israel Katz's proposal to establish a 'voluntary transition administration' for Gaza residents who express an interest in emigrating to ...
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The Trump administration moved to end a program for migrants from 4 Caribbean and Latin ...

New York Times 22 Mar 2025
By the end of 2024, more than 500,000 migrants had entered the United States through the initiative, known as the C.H.N.V. program ... .
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Give Them a Voice: Many Gazans Desperately Want to Emigrate

The Epoch Times 21 Mar 2025
Commentary Recently, the United States and Israel rejected the Arab League proposal for reconstruction of Gaza ... In reality, most do not ... ....
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Trump Is Undermining What Made the American Economy Great

New York Times 21 Mar 2025
Threats to immigration and productivity growth abound and overseas rivals are getting their acts together ... .
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Obamacare Could See Big Changes in 2026

New York Times 21 Mar 2025
A proposed rule would restrict “eligibility, enrollment and affordability” in plans under the Affordable Care Act, health policy analysts say ... .
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Trump’s Deportation Agenda Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists

New York Times 21 Mar 2025
U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies ... .
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Man Charged With Posing as Federal Agent After Promising Green Card Help

New York Times 21 Mar 2025
Prosecutors said a New York City man, who drove a red Hummer with “ICE” on its license plate, promised to help a Chinese citizen obtain a green card if she invested $500,000 with him ... .
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Inside President Trump’s Battle With the Courts

New York Times 20 Mar 2025
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Gracy Thomas, Queens resident who lived an American success story after emigrating from India, dies at 82

Newsday 20 Mar 2025
Though already age 40 when she emigrated from Chennai, Madras, India, to New York with her husband and three young daughters in 1983, Gracy Thomas earned less than $4 an hour at her first job as a bank employee in America.
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D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic

New York Times 20 Mar 2025
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for Homeland Security said ... .
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FM Inspects Julius Nyerere Dam in Tanzania

Egypt Independent 20 Mar 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty paid on Thursday 20/3/2025 a field visit to Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant and Dam ...
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Trump Is Breaking Things. They Can’t All Be Fixed by the Courts.

New York Times 20 Mar 2025
Trump’s goal isn’t necessarily to win. It’s to break it all ... .
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Trump Does Actually Need to Legislate

New York Times 19 Mar 2025
There are limits to governing by executive order ... .
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K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96

New York Times 19 Mar 2025
His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row ... .
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