INCREASING TRENDS OF MIGRATION AMONG THE PUNJABIS

Throughout history migration across international borders has been a significant event. But in recent years it has crosses all the magnitude and direction. Especially in Punjab, a veteran of migratory trends has been witnessed. These changing petters has been effecting people form all phases of life. International migration has been associated with acute events manifested in long term patterns which making it difficult to predict the trends and patterns pertaining to a particular geographical region with any precision. Young people migrate for a plethora of reasons. Some major reasons for migration are found to be to obtain higher education, finding and starting work, or getting married etc. Many youths also choose or are forced to migrate to escape from poverty, violence, conflict, or other displacement are due the effects of war or climate change. As per recent reports youth are heavily represented in migration for humanitarian reasons, including as refugees, asylum-seekers, and as unaccompanied minors. The present paper is mainly focus on all these issues of Punjab.