pull effect

Possible mass arrival of new immigrants to a country as a result of flexibility in immigration policies.

Noun

  1. Possible mass arrival of new immigrants to a country as a result of flexibility in immigration policies.
    • On Monday, Borrell renewed his attack, rejecting Vienna's claim that reviving naval operations would create a "pull effect" encouraging migrants to try to cross the Mediterranean by offering the prospect of rescue if...
    • “I don’t think it’s wise if we talk about numbers here, because numbers obviously trigger a pull-effect and we don’t want that,” Seehofer said before a meeting of EU home and justice ministers. - 2021 August 31, Daniel...

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