Imagine that in a small city in the northern region of Brazil, students have learned English for a generation with a specific focus on working in Brazilian restaurants in New York City. Two in three inhabitants have already migrated to New York, and several support organizations exist solely to serve migrants from this city. What term might anthropologists use to describe how migration has become a way of life?

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Cumulative causation refers to a process where migration becomes a self-reinforcing cycle. In this case, it seems that migration has become a way of life for the people of the small city in northern Brazil, as a significant portion of its inhabitants have already migrated to New York, and the focus on working in Brazilian restaurants there suggests that this migration is not just a one-time event but a continuous process.

Imagine That in a Small City in the Northern Region