How was Europe’s large number of emigrants near the turn of the century related to the imperialist expansion of its nations? Many emigrants who left Europe during this period moved to a European colony. This means that imperialism affected migration by providing places for the people to go that weren’t entirely foreign. However, migration in turn affected imperialism greatly, because the rising number of Europeans in colonized regions strengthened western power and influence on the rest of the world, while also in many cases provoking the resentment of native peoples.