History GCSE
Economic migration
What Economic migration means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic migration
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Movement driven by economic opportunity, a continuous pull factor drawing Irish labourers, Commonwealth citizens and European Union migrants to Britain.
Topics that use Economic migration
- Option 13: c1900–present: Migration in modern Britain - 1 The context for migration (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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