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Push and pull factors
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A push factor is a feature or event that pushes a person away from or encourages a person to leave his or her current residence (especially the parental home), city, state or country (especially of origin); organization, or religion (especially one's original rel). Push factors for leaving one's current residence include family conflict (such as divorce and domestic violence), worries, unfavorable conditions in the current residence, parental oppression, unfavorable use of parental controls, opposing one's parents' wishes, disagreement with parental teachings or the teachings of one's parental religion, and unfavorable conditions or lack of services in the locality of the current residence. Push factors for leaving a city, state, or country of origin include lack of jobs, poverty or unreliable food services, famine, environmental problems, drought, overcrowding, communism and dictatorship, fear loss of wealth, difficulty finding courtship, natural disasters, high cost, bullying, religious and political oppression or persecution, destructive or detrimental legislature, repressive culture, warfare, civil strife. Economics provide the main reason for leaving a country of origin. Environmental problems and natural disaster lead to loss of money, shelter, and employment.
A pull factor is a feature or event that attracts a person to move to another area. Pull factors include things like more or better services in that area, more reliable food services, having a higher quality life, higher income, peacetime, better behavior among the people, better climate, better chances of finding courtship, immediate distance from family problems, economic stability, cultural diversity, religious or political tolerance, living in a more liberal or less repressive state or country, and more comfortable housing.