The case of Jewish-American immigration to Israel occupies an interesting,
if somewhat problematic, role within the scholarly discourse on ethnic return migration as well, which argues for a strong economic component in driving this phenomenon. In contrast, this motivation is typically minor or absent in the rationale of Jewish-American immigrants, especially those who migrate to the occupied territories and are largely inspired by ideological and associational ambitions, despite the availability of economic subsidies to live over the Green Line and the lower religo-economic structural costs that appeal to many Diaspora Jewish immigrants to Israel. Yet, there is some theoretical space for other considerations, as Tsuda himself contends that