75% of Ghanaians say they will leave the country if they get the opportunity and had the means to.
This was captured in a Pew Research Centre report that surveyed six out of 10 countries that contributed the most to the numbers of immigrants to the US.
The top immigrant suppliers in the US include Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa.
“Between February and April 2017, Pew Research Center surveyed in six of the 10 countries that have supplied many of the sub-Saharan immigrants now living in the U.S. Four of these countries – Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and Kenya – are also among the top 10 origin countries for sub-Saharan migrants to Europe.”
“The survey asked respondents whether they would go to live in another country, if they had the means and opportunity. At least four-in-ten in each sub-Saharan country surveyed answered yes, including roughly three-quarters of those surveyed in Ghana (75%) and Nigeria (74%),” the report said.
The data from the report is consistent with other studies done by various research reports including some by Afrobarometer and the Gallup polls.
Among the reasons given for the high appeal of migration by countries in sub-Saharan Africa given by the report were high unemployment, political instability, and low wage rates which are expected to worsen due to high fertility rate and the corresponding high population growth.
Europe’s border statistics show a well-traveled route of migrants from Africa to Europe. But this does not necessarily mean Europe is the top choice of potential sub-Saharan African migrants.
In fact, in several of the countries surveyed by Pew Research Center, those planning to migrate more often cited the U.S., as opposed to Europe, as their preferred destination when asked where in the world they planned to move.
For example, among the 42% of Ghanaians who say they plan to migrate abroad in the next five years, four-in-ten (41%) identify the U.S. as their intended destination, while three-in-ten (30%) name a country in the EU, Norway or Switzerland.
Similarly, shares of potential migrants in South Africa (39% vs. 22%) and Kenya (39% vs. 12%) say they intend to migrate to the U.S. over Europe.
Source: citinewsroom
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@CEE PAPPAH, IS NOT ALL ABOUT PAYMENT OF TAXES OO OUR LEADERS ARE WICKED. LOOK AT THE PEA NUT THEY PAY US AND STILL TAKE TAXES AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TAXES WITHOUT INCREMENT IN SALARIES. IS THAT FAIR? THOSE OF US WORKING IN PRIVATE SECTORS ARE THE PITY ONES. THE PRIVATE MAN IS MAKING MONEY, STAFF WORK FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY SOME EVEN WORK ON SUNDAYS AND BECAUSE OUR LEADERS ASK THEM TO PAY PEA NUT TO US THEY ARE DOING THAT ACCORDING TO THE LABOUR LAW AND YOU SAYING WE SHOULDN'T RUN TO ABROAD AND WORK AND GET MORE MONEY AND PAY TAXES TO DEVELOP THEIR NATIONS? PLEASE WE ARE SLAVES IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.IN FACT THE NUMBER IS MORE THAN 75% THEY DIDNT COUNT ME AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS I KNOW. ITS NOW 100%
When they get a chance to leave to anywhere, even in nearby Togo, they will behave and pay taxes there but in mother Ghana they will do all kinds of fraud against mother Ghana and will refuse to pay their taxes to to develop their lovely motherland Wicked people!!!!!