Table 3 Financial push and pull factors
Quote | Participant | |
|---|---|---|
1 | “Because the financial situation in Egypt is very difficult” | Male resident, location 2 |
2 | “And I think that another benefit would be the good income which is definitely better than my income in Egypt.” | Male resident, location 7 |
3 | “Our problem is not about finances, we don’t have any financial problems and this is not our motivation for migration” | Female house officer, location 3 |
4 | “For me as a specialist, I can earn much more money if I worked in the Gulf countries for example; I will earn much more than I would earn in Germany but still I will take the risk because of the benefit.” | Male resident, location 6 |
5 | “Because financial issues are not our target. If finance was my main goal, I would have travelled to Arab countries instead of Germany, but my target is to have a good life style” | Male resident, location 4 |
6 | “There are no services available and there is a very poor infrastructure” | Male resident, location 3 |
7 | “Lack of resources, everything… doctors, resources” | Male resident, location 5 |