ABSTRACT
Migration changes people’s lives. Many migrants learn a new language, get more education, acquire new skills or enter a new occupation. They are likely to earn more than if they had not migrated. They may marry someone different than they would have married if they had not migrated, and they may have a different number of children. Where migrants go plays a central role in shaping these changes. A person from Poland who migrates to Russia is likely to have a different life in many respects than if she had migrated to England, for example.
