How permanent were migrations?

Throughout history, migration has been seen throughout this world. Everyone migrating, however, did not do it for the same reasons. There are nine total groups in which migrants can be divided: temporary labor migrants, irregular, illegal, highly skilled and business migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, family members, returned migrants, and long-term, low skilled migrants. Many of these people, however, had many reasons for their travel. Some of these reasons led to either a temporary or permanent migration. Temporary migration could be involved with people who had to move due their jobs, like some workers and merchants. Permanent migrants however had many unique reasons for their travels. These permanent migrants wanted to establish their residence in this country and hopefully, in time, gain that country's citizenship. One of the primary sorts of people (making up the majority of migrants) were those who wanted to start anew. These migrants hoped to seek fortune in a new place and made up most of the migrant population. So, in turn, a majority of population seemed to be very permanent migrants to new countries. 

    A map showing the migration patterns of Irishman moving from Quebec to parts of the US. This        

    migration was due to the freezing of the St. Lawrence River in Canada

Sources:

"Pathways to Permanent Residency." Pathways to Permanent Residency. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 March

          2014.