Assimilation of legal Nigerian immigrants in Maltese society?

Abstract

According to the push-pull theory of migration, what causes migration is a combination of push factors influencing immigrants to leave their home country, with pull factors pulling them towards other countries. Greater financial security, career success and academic achievement are the major push factors motivating Nigerians lo leave Nigeria. On the other hand, major pull factors attracting them to Malta include the fact that it is a potential stepping stone to Europe and it also offers high-quality education. Another pulling force is kinship and friendship network connections established between Nigerians settled in Malta and prospective migrants in Nigeria and around the globe. However, is Malta really a land flowing with milk and honey as the majority of Nigerians imagined it before migrating? The purpose of this research is to provide an understanding of the major factors which promote or inhibit Nigerian immigrants from incorporating in Maltese society.