"The migrant population, which has an increasing number of young people, wants a better social security net, a higher quality of life and more civic participation in cities. More importantly, they want to establish their roots in cities, rather than go back home after earning some money like their predecessors."

Wang Qian, head of the migrant population bureau under the National Health and Family Planning Commission, discussing the migrant population's key needs at a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday.