Arab citizens are seeking to leave for Europe, the Gulf and North America. We look at the reasons why
The Arab world has seen a lot of its youth move in search of better opportunities for employment, freedom of expression, in addition to escaping from social and cultural norms they find oppressive.by the Arab Barometer company, titled “Youth in Middle East and North Africa,” the daily living situation in the region is far from ideal.
This is why, Arab Barometer suggests, youth in the MENA region are more likely to consider emigrating from their country than older residents. The preferred destinations are varied, including Europe, North America, or the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.by Arab Barometer, titled “Migration in the Middle East and North Africa,” published in June 2019, notes that across the region, “roughly one-in-three citizens are considering emigrating from their homeland.
The Arab Barometer finds that citizens are “more likely to want to leave” if they are young, well educated and male. The survey has found more than half of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 in five of the 11 countries surveyed want to leave. Whereas migrants from Egypt, Yemen and Sudan point towards Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The survey has also found that those from Jordan or Lebanon prefer North America, notably the US or Canada.
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