emigration
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Emigration is when people leave their home country to live permanently or long-term in another country. It matters because it has shaped populations and cultures around the world—for example, Japanese emigration to South America in the early 20th century created new communities that blended Japanese and local cultures.
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- "Push" and "pull" factors
- Push factors
- Pull factors
- Criticism
- Emigration waves by country
- Statistics
- Emigration restrictions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Japanese government poster in the early 20th century promoting emigration to South America, with Japanese Brazilians| Brazil highlighted
Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanently move to a country). A migrant emigrates from their old country, and immigrates to their new country. Thus, both emigration and immigration describe migration, but from different countries' perspectives.