IMMIGRANTS USUALLY GO TO AREAS OF BETTER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
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FIGURE 5.17 The major flow paths of international immigration mainly connect Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia with North America, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. However, significant flows of immigration also occur between countries within regions, where there are differences in economic opportunity—for example, to South Africa from nearby less developed countries. (Data from United Nations Human Development Report, 2009)