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Flashcards in Migration into the EU - Senegal to Italy Deck (5)
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1
Q

What are the pull factors that attract migrants to the EU?

A
– Good health care
– Financial benefits
– Good education
– Job opportunities
– Little or no political conflicts
2
Q

How many migrants does the EU receive each year from outside its borders?

A

Over 2 million (although recently there has been a massive increase in the numbers of people trying to enter the EU).

3
Q

Why is migration from Senegal to Italy well-established?

A

their father and uncles work in Italy.

4
Q

What type of person moves from Senegal to Italy?

A

People aged from their teens to their 40s leave Senegal, most of the migrants are male.

5
Q

What are the push factors in migration from Senegal?

A
  • With such a dry climate, subsistence farming is limited, and the money received is used to set up water and electricity supplies.
  • Some areas are now sparsely populated due to people leaving, and there are not many attractive factors to attract migrants back.