Table 5.

Sociopolitical push and pull factors

	Quote	Participant
1	“I decided to leave Egypt due to all of the disappointments after the Egyptian revolution. I took the decision in 2011.”	Male resident, location 3
2	“I come from a financially stable family but I don’t like the general atmosphere or the safety level.”	Female resident, location 3
3	“I chose Germany because it is a relatively stable country, and there is freedom; this is very clear. Everyone knows that freedom is their right, unlike here.”	Male resident, location 3
4	“I am married and I have 2 daughters, I want them to live in a clean place”.	Male resident, location 5
5	I wanted to leave Egypt and work abroad and the country didn’t actually matter.	Male resident, location 2
6	“Working abroad is only a temporary, not a final situation; I plan to return back to Egypt”	Male resident, location 1
7	“Those who want to work in Germany should stay there forever and never come back. But working there and coming back after a while is useless I think”	Female resident, location 1