ITRODUCTIONThe immigration of the Jewish people to the USSR under the administration of Mikhail Gorbachev is generally regarded as a response to the enormous demand for Jews who desperately wanted to leave the Soviet Union , and a state policy towards ethnic minority issues. Historically speaking, anti-Semitism has been rooted in Russia for centuries. Jews had been persecuted since the times of Tsarist Russia, and more recently the prosecution reached its peak under the Stalin administration. People would think that it was the hostile atmosphere towards Jews that led to their migration out of the USSR. Yet the picture is more complicated. When Gorbachev came to power as general secretary of the Party in 1985, Soviet immigration policy was, to a significant extent, adapted based on bleak Soviet economic conditions and diplomatic relations with the United States and Israel. The transition was not simply a compromise under pressure from Western powers, but also an attempt to reverse economic deterioration such as high unemployment. In the thesis I will discuss the outstanding reasons behind the immigration policy transition under the Gorbachev administration, as well as the consequences and implications. PART I: The Reasons The immigration transition carried out by the Gorbachev administration could be divided into two periods. The first period is from 1985 to 1986, when Gorbachev initiated a radical reform known as perestroika, which literally means reconstruction. The stagnation of the Soviet economy and the chilling relationship with the United States led him to adopt the concept of glasnost and "New Thought", which can be translated as a series of promotions of openness and freedom in public affairs and flexibility in foreign policies . The decree of the Council of Ministers... middle of the paper... provides for emigration to Israel, since the costs of accommodation in Israel were much lower than those in America. Despite all these negative consequences, Soviet Jews continued to brought bright prospects to the world. Economically, Soviet Jews migrated from the Soviet Union, where workers were less productive, to countries where workers were more productive. Thus, Jewish migration increased production efficiency and living standards on a global scale, as well as on an individual level. An example would be Jewish immigrants to Israel and the United States, where their contributions to economic and social development outweighed negative impacts such as ethnic conflicts and pressure on welfare. More importantly, on the level of humanity, the transition allowed the Jews to pursue prosperity and freedom, as well as fulfill their desires in terms of culture, religion and politics in the new promising lands..