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Due to the poor economic state of Kosovo, the Kosovo War, and several wars prior, substancial numbers of Kosovo citizens immigrated to neighboring countries in addition to other countries in Western Europe.

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Kosovans emigrating to escape the war.

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President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević planned on forming a larger Serbian state that would envelop the Serbian parts of Bosnia, Croatia, and the whole of Kosovo. As a part of this plan,  Milošević had the non Serbian populations located in the area he wanted to unite forcibly migrated.

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Many people were inclined to leave Kosovo during the 1990s due to the poor economy and the dangers of the war with Serbia. People were witnessing their family members die at the hands of the war, and in order to remain safe, many people decided that the best option was to go to another country.

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The places outside of Kosovo that the Kosovo emigrants were drawn to were in better economic standing and were not at war. These factors served as reasons to pull Kosovo emigrants towards these countries.

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People of Kosovo immigrated to neighboring countries in order to escape the dangerous state of their own.

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As the emigrants from Kosovo traveled further from their homes, the impact of the war and failing economy decreased greatly, making their journey to neighboring countries successful.

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Every migration generates a countermigration

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Every migration generates a countermigration

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Following the war with Serbia, Kosovo’s people would have felt safer at home and therefore happily returned to their previous lives in Kosovo.

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Majority of Migrants Move a Short Distance

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Majority of Migrants Move a Short Distance

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The emigrants from Kosovo fled to neighboring countries. They did not move all the way across the world, they instead moved to the closest country that wasn’t their own as possible to escape the tragedies and dangers of the war.

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A major reason behind Kosovo emigration was lack of available work. As there were few jobs available, many emigrated to where they could get a job.

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Much of the Kosovo emigrants went to cities, especially those in Western Europe.

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The young adults of a population are far more likely to migrate than the older and families are to. In the case of Kosovo, this held true, but large numbers of families and older people did migrate because of the conflict at the time. To this day, 50% of Kosovo youth say they would emigrate if they could.

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Urban Residents Less Inclined to Migrate Than Rural

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Urban Residents Less Inclined to Migrate Than Rural

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Although the job quality and availability in Kosovo is and was poor, it was better in urban areas than in rural ones. Because of this fact, rural people had more reason to migrate than the urban people.

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Kosovo War Refugees: "The Face of a Refugee" - Treating the sick and injured

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Kosovo War Refugees receive medical treatment: During the 1999 armed conflict between ethnic Albanians and Serbian forces it is estimated that more than 860,000 Kosovans, mostly women with children, fled their homes to find safety across the border in Albania.

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Due to the lack of jobs in Kosovo, many were forced to travel great distances, including out of the country, in order to sustain themselves and their family.