when large groups of emigrants enter the job market in a new country there is an effect on the available number of jobs and the amount of wages one can ask for a particular job the new country must have enough job openings to support emigration without damaging the chances of the native born labor force finding employment additionally if an emigrant takes a job for a lower wage than typically offered to the native labor force it can lower wages for both emigrants and the native population 
the emigration of skilled workers can have a negative fiscal impact on the sending country this is because the country invests in education and training of these individuals and when they emigrate the country loses the potential economic contributions and tax revenues from these skilled workers this can hinder economic development and productivity growth in the sending country in some cases emigration can alleviate pressure on the labor market in sending countries leading to reduced unemployment and potentially boosting economic growth when emigrants leave there may be less competition for jobs which can lead to increased wages and improved working conditions for those who remain this can result in increased tax revenues for the government as workers incomes rise rules for emigration to the united statesthe immigration and naturalization act serves as the basis for emigration into the united states and allows for 675 000 permanent immigrants yearly the country also provides emigration status to a certain number of refugees separate from this number when choosing emigrants the united states examines things such as family ties and unique job qualifications and creating diversification within the country the goal of this act is to protect the american economy by making positive additions to the workforce and maintaining a healthy job market for american citizens 3the u s immigration system emphasizes family unification allowing u s citizens and legal permanent residents to sponsor certain family members for immigration immediate relatives of u s citizens including spouses unmarried minor children and parents if the petitioner is at least 21 years old have unlimited visas available annually family preference visas are also offered but are subject to numerical limits 3the united states also offers multiple avenues for immigrants with valuable skills to come to the country either on a temporary or permanent basis these visas come with various eligibility criteria and limitations often tying the worker to the petitioning employer on the other hand permanent immigration has an annual limit as well the process involves labor market testing certification by the department of labor and filing petitions with uscis in some cases 3the term brain drain is often used in associated with emigration it s used to refer to the phenomenon of skilled knowledgeable workers leaving one area draining that country of its resources financial reasons to emigratebroadly speaking there are many economic and financial reasons an individual may choose to emigrate note that there may be many non financial reasons someone may emigrate but for the purpose of this section we ll focus on the financial reasons those reasons may include 