Immigration

I read an article in Guardian Unlimited which said that about 3 million people a year leave their homes and immigrate to an other country.
With about 1 million immigrants a year, the US is the most attractive destination to move to followed by Canada, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
The main reason for those who leave their homes behind, is the hope of a better life. An average family living in India for example, earns about 2.200 Euros a year, but if they migrate to Europe without having any skills they can work as taxi drivers which means an annual income of about 15.000 Euros, an amount of money they could only dream of in India.


Migration: population gainers and loosers


The gainers (country, population, (net migration))

United States 299,112,000 (1,005,016)
Italy 58,990,000 (294,950)
Spain 45,511,000 (282,168)
United Arab Emirates 4,937,000 (264,623)
United Kingdom 60,473,000 (223,145)
Canada 32,582,000 (214,715)
Australia 20,575,000 (112,751)
Russia 142,336,000 (106,183)
Malaysia 26,894,000 (100,315)
Germany 82,387,000 (98,864)


The loosers:

China 1,311,416,000 (-563,909)
India 1,121,788,000 (-523,512)
Mexico 108,327,000 (-411,643)
Indonesia 225,465,000 (-315,651)
Iran 70,324,000 (-281,296)
Pakistan 165,804,000 (-198,965)
Philippines 86,264,000 (-189,781)
Sudan 41,236,000 (-123,708)
Egypt 75,437,000 (-90,524)
Tanzania 37,858,000 (-68,144)