EU And UK Migration

Question 1

Where in the EU are people moving from?

Answer 1

Eastern Europe e.g. Estonia

Question 2

Where are people in EU moving to?

Answer 2

Western Europe e.g. Ireland and UK

Question 3

What is a informal job/ economy?

Answer 3

Includes employment that comprises work done without the official knowledge of the government and therefore without paying taxes e.g. Window washer

Question 4

What is a formal job/ economy?

Answer 4

Refers to the type of employment where people work to receive a regular wage and at assured certain rights e.g. Paid holidays
Wages are taxed e.g. Teacher

Question 5

What are the pull factors to the UK from Poland?

Answer 5

Better  healthcare (NHS)
Better education 
Better wages (up to five times more)
Bette standard of living (housing benefits/ transport)
Better education (university)

Question 6

What are the push factors from Poland to the UK?

Answer 6

Lower wages and fewer job opportunities

Rural areas are very isolated and deprived

Question 7

What are asylum seekers?

Answer 7

People who are at risk if they stay in their own country

Question 8

When do asylum seekers become refugees?

Answer 8

When they settle into another country

Question 9

How many EU immigrants claim to be asylum seekers?

Answer 9

1/3

Question 10

Why are Senegalese people leaving?

Answer 10

Dry climate = subsidence farming is limited so little money

Sparsely populated so few opportunities

Question 11

Why are the Senegalese attracted to Italy?

Answer 11

Football
Better ages
The men that leave send money home and often return with enough money to build a house

Question 12

What are the advantages for U.K. And British people with movement inside the EU?

Answer 12

Migrants bring labour and skill
Cheaper work force
Greater cultural experience

Question 13

What are the advantages for Poland and polish people with movement inside the EU?

Answer 13

Earn more money in U.K.
Money can be sent home to improve relatives standard of living
Improving English may help them get jobs at home

Question 14

What are the disadvantages for U.K. And British people with movement inside the EU?

Answer 14

Schools have to provide extra support to none English children

Unemployment for some and polish often work for less money

Tension between some members of the community

Question 15

What are the disadvantages for Poland and polish people with movement inside the EU?

Answer 15

Some family left behind
Children find school hard without speaking English
Polish workers may be badly treated (underpaid)
Skilled people in Poland are missed (dentists)

Question 16

What are the housing issues of migration in the U.K.?

Answer 16

Accommodation can be difficult to find for migrants

Demand for housing has grown immensely in U.K. During early 21st century fuelled by high levels of migration

Question 17

Why do migrants boost UK’s economy?

Answer 17

Migration brings labour and skill

Most migrants pay tax which contributes to economy

Question 18

Why do some migrants not contribute to UK’s economy?

Answer 18

Working in informal sector (not paying tax)

Use uk health and education services adding to governments cost

Question 19

What are the problems in schools with U.K. Migration?

Answer 19

Schools taking many immigrant children may be under pressure

British parents feel opportunities are reduced for their children by children who don’t speak English

Question 20

Where do most of the UK’s migrants come from?

Answer 20

Poland
The uk received 600,000 Eastern European migrants between 2004-2006

Poles’ can earn five times as much where as uk cost of living is only twice that in Poland