Retired or semiretired people who live in cold states and Canada for most of the year and move to warm states for the winter.
pull factors
Circumstances a migrant considers when deciding where to migrate
Bracero Program
Laws and agreements passed in the US and Mexico in 1942 to encourage Mexicans to migrate into the US to work in agriculture
repatriation
A group of refugees returning to their home country, usually with the assistance of government or a non governmental organization
Distance Decay
Decreasing likelihood of diffusion with greater distance from the hearth
Assimilation
When a minority group loses distinct cultural traits, such as dress, food, or speech, and adopts the customs of the dominant culture. This can be voluntarily or by force
Cyclic Movement
Regular journey that begins at a home base and returns to the exact same place. A form of movement
Reverse remittances
Money flowing from home countries to migrants in their destination countries
Gravity Model
Urban geography model that mathematically predicts the degree of interaction and probability of migration( and other flows)
Islands of Development
Cities in developing regions where foreign investment is concentrated and to which rural migrants are drawn
