  In this article we analyze the global flow of migrants from 206 source
countries to 145 destination countries (2006-2010) and focus on the differences
in the migration network pattern between destination and source counters as
represented by its degree and weight distribution. Degree represents the
connectivity of a country to the global migration network, and plays an
important role in defining migration processes and characteristics. Global
analysis of migration degree distribution offers a strong potential
contribution to understanding of migration as a global phenomenon. In regard to
immigration, we found that it is possible to classify destination countries
into three classes: global migration hubs with high connectivity and high
migration rate; local migration hubs with low connectivity and high migration
rate; and local migration hubs with opposite strategy of high connectivity and
low migration rate. The different migration strategies of destination countries
are emerging from similar and homogenies pattern of emigration from source
countries were similar network patterns were found for most of the countries.
These findings, of similar behavior which creates different results is a
complex phenomenon which represents the diverse nature of migration.
