pull effect

English

Noun

pull effect (countable and uncountable, plural pull effects)

1. Possible mass arrival of new immigrants to a country as a result of flexibility in immigration policies.
   • 2020 February 17, AFP, “EU agrees naval mission to stop Libya arms flow”, in France 24‎:

     On Monday, Borrell renewed his attack, rejecting Vienna's claim that reviving naval operations would create a "pull effect" encouraging migrants to try to cross the Mediterranean by offering the prospect of rescue if they got into difficulties at sea.

   • 2021 August 31, Daniel Boffey, quoting Horst Seehofer, “Germany warns EU against setting target of Afghan refugees”, in The Guardian‎:

     “I don’t think it’s wise if we talk about numbers here, because numbers obviously trigger a pull-effect and we don’t want that,” Seehofer said before a meeting of EU home and justice ministers.

Translations

Translations

Basque: dei efektu Catalan: efecte crida m Galician: efecto chamada m Italian: fattore di attrazione m Portuguese: efeito chamada m, efeito papão m Spanish: efecto llamada (es) m