A substantial number of people in the world would move permanently to another country if they could, according to an opinion poll in 16 countries. People in Venezuela appear to be the most restless, with 45 percent wanting to leave, half of those for the United States. People in Spain and the United States were the least likely to seek relocation.
Between 1892 and 1943, 16 million immigrants entered the United States at Ellis Island, New York. Ellis Island is now a museum, and immigrants typically arrive at major airports, particularly in New York and Miami. In this 1919 photo, an official shows immigrant children the N.Y. skyline.
HOW THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED:
Gallup asked the question in April 1995; in France, the poll was conducted May 18-20, 1995, just after the French elections. The sample size in each country was about 1,000 people, with the exception of Venezuela, where 501 people participated. The results should not be treated as representative of the entire world population.
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