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The Rise of Transnational Migration Networks and Diaspora Communities

Quick fact

One study of Mexican migration to the United States found that having a sibling who has already migrated raises the probability of a person's first migration attempt by more than 40%—a powerful example of how a single migrant can trigger a chain.

Why this is interesting

You know that friend who moved abroad and suddenly half their village is joining them? That's not a coincidence—it's the invisible force of migration networks pulling them along the same path.