🎀Migration Within The EU- Poland To The Uk Flashcards
How many people migrated to the uk in 2011?
566,000
How many people emigrated from the uk in 2011?
339,000
How much did the uk population grow by in 2011?
227,000
Between 2004 and 2006 how many Eastern Europeans migrants did the uk receive?
600,000
Compared to how, how much more did polish people earn in the uk?
5 times as much.
5 pull factors to the uk?
Ease of migration- unlimited migration in 2004.
More work and higher wages.
Good exchange rate .
Cheap flights.
Polish people and English people have always been friends - come here for peace during war.
4 push factors out of Poland?
High unemployment - 19%.
Low average wages - 1/3 of EU’s wage.
Housing shortages - 300 homes for every 1000 people.
Low standards of living .
4 advantages for the U.K.?
Gain skilled workers.
More money into economy.
Cheaper workforce.
Greater cultural experience - for example new foods and ideas .
5 disadvantages for the U.K. ?
Need to provide more services .
Discrimination, tension between cultures .
Some immigrants work in informal sector- don’t pay tax.
Unemployment .
More people means more pollution.
5 advantages for Poland?
Reduction of birth rate .
Better standard of living as less services are needed.
Emigrants send money earned in uk back to family in Poland.
Improving spoken English helps get better jobs at home.
Less people means less pollution.
6 disadvantages for Poland?
Loosing skilled workers.
Ageing population.
Some family members left behind.
Children find school hard.
Polish workers are treated badly, for example low pay.
Skilled workers missed in Poland, for example doctors.
