Explain one push factor for economic migration [4]

The main reason why economic migrants move away from their country of origin is down to opportunity's and employment. Often those who move are unemployed and struggling to find work in their own country due to a short supply of jobs thus by moving to a country with a stronger economy and thus wider job opportunities means that they can have a better quality of life. EXAMPLE

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