chain migration

collocation in English

meaningsofchainandmigration

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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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migration
noun[C or U]
uk
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the process of animals travelling to a different place, usually when the ...
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(Definition ofchainandmigrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A very great deal of new information came to light that allowed us to construct patterns of relationships,chainmigrationand the functioning of communities.
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Workers in industrial villages or cities sent for relatives and acquaintances, creating systems ofchainmigration.
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But extended family ties were growing in the cities, created throughchainmigrationand the need for child care, material assistance and social support.
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Chainmigrationcan be interpreted as a self-generating and self-sustaining process, a system in itself.
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The effect depends upon the individuality of the migration or, in other words, the extent to which it is matched by the moves of relatives and peers throughchainmigration.
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Different ethnic groups claimed distinct physical space in city neighborhoods to provide a reception forchainmigrationand maintain the community network it created.
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These new visa preferences created a swell of newchainmigrationand immigration in general.
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A strong system ofchainmigrationbegan.
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This study also references the fact that causes ofchainmigrationthrough remittances tend to be variable but include such pull factors as family ties and the possibility of success.
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