Goodbye Bayern/The American Dream

Fate of German Emigrants in America

Reason why?

Individuals around the globe migrate for a broad variety of reasons, which can be put in two categories:

“Push” factors are conditions in migrants’ home countries that make it difficult or even impossible to live there.
“pull” factors are the situation and the possibilities in the destination country that make it a more attractive place to live than their home countries.

Sort the terms into the correct category!

pull-factors

push-factors

violenceaccess to educationno workeconomic opportunitiespolitical oppressionenvironmental degradation and climate changebetter qualitiy of lifework

Jürnjakob Swehn der Amerikafahrer von Johannes Gillhoff, digitalisierte Ausgabe von Michael Palmer (2017)