The notion of moving to land of opportunities has been a popular tale of American mystique. It is widely believed that internal migration in the United States is higher than in many other countries. This belief is not exactly wrong but the reality is more complex. While the country has shown high rates of internal migration historically, people of other countries including Finland, Denmark and Great Britain appear equally mobile. This paper discusses the downtrend in migration that was observed since the 1980s in the US and suggests the factors that have led to reversal of the earlier trend.
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