Many Arab youth along the line of the Arab homeland still harbor the dream of emigrating to Western countries to improve their living conditions, to obtain better opportunities for work and study, and perhaps to build a life with a higher social status, something that those aspiring to emigrate abroad believe they cannot achieve if they work for many years in their homeland, as they feel they will not get that golden opportunity that would transport them to a life full of material comfort, and reduce the hardships they face in their countries, with the goal of developing and raising their living standards.

It is no wonder if we were to ask Arab youth, the group most eager to emigrate, whether they had the chance to migrate to Western countries, we might find a significant number of them wishing for such a migration opportunity, especially to countries where citizens enjoy a high standard of living. In contrast, we may find that the group aged 45 and older, especially those with families, are not passionately inclined towards emigration and changing a lifestyle they have become accustomed to for a new one that they are not familiar with; changing their lifestyle is no longer easy, meaning they have developed an immunity to those dreams that many young people aspire to reach a more prosperous future (happier), with their desire being that their homeland embraces their bodies upon their death. In the same context, we find that the youth aged between 16-40 are the most enthusiastic about emigration, hoping for an easier life and abundant work and study opportunities, which enables them to develop their skills and abilities, and acquire a new language or improve their foreign language, in addition to gaining a variety of knowledge and exploring different cultures—various advantages they might not be able to achieve if they worked in their countries as they envision. This is what is referred to as motivation or drive to work, possessing perseverance and diligence in their work, even if they start from scratch in simple jobs that they may shy away from in their homelands due to the prevalent culture of 'shame' among Arab youth, meaning they refrain from jobs they would feel embarrassed to do in their local communities, while they do not hesitate to engage in them in foreign lands, due to the absence of that culture.

On the other hand, it has been noted, albeit in small numbers, the return of some Arab families from abroad to their home countries for the purpose of settling down, and to avoid the fluctuating international political conditions, and to protect the Arab social and cultural fabric from falling into the clutches of Westernization, which some Arab families have unfortunately experienced, resulting in the disintegration of family bonds among members of the same family, and some Arab emigrants adopting strange ideologies foreign to our Eastern societies, which provokes a kind of disapproval in their social environments. Protecting their children and the next generation from falling into the embrace of a culture completely different from their Arab-Islamic culture was also one of the main reasons for returning home.

Many migrating Arab families have borne the burden of caring for their children and educating them in Arab schools, to provide a healthy environment that helps them preserve their Arab identity and adhere to the values, principles, customs, and social traditions prevalent in their homelands, and the debate over whether emigration is the bridge that offers the Arab citizen what they dreamed of regarding a better life, makes some emigrants pay a price for that with their original culture and social ties. 

In our view, if Arab youth were to obtain the opportunities they aspire to for good jobs and confident future planning in their homelands, we believe they would not think about emigration in the first place, despite the success stories that many Arab youth are writing in their countries, where they have proven their competence and abandoned the idea of emigration, have supported the economy of their motherland, and have inspired many of their peers to encourage them to believe in themselves, their abilities, and their qualifications, to work without hesitation, as homelands need the arms of their children to build, uplift, and develop.