Migration into the EU - Senegal to Italy

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Why is migration from Senegal to Italy well-established?

Answer 3

their father and uncles work in Italy.

Question 4

What type of person moves from Senegal to Italy?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What are the push factors in migration from Senegal?

Answer 5

• 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.