Polish To The Uk Migration Case Study

Question 1

Push factors from Poland

Answer 1

1. Contrasting economies
2. Polish unemployment is:
   18% in urban areas
   40% in rural areas
   British average unemployment is:
   5%

Question 2

Pull factors to the uk

Answer 2

1. Availability of work
2. Polish workers can earn 4-5x as much money
3. Incentive to stay in the U.K. for a few years then return with savings

Question 3

What’s the distribution of polish migrants like in the U.K.?

Answer 3

Highly dispersed, not concentrated in urban areas but also work in rural areas e.g. Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire.

Question 4

Impacts on Poland

Answer 4

1. Ageing population as the younger generation move to the uk for work
2. Loss of labour causes an increase in the rate of unemployment. Has economic implications

Question 5

Impacts on the UK

Answer 5

1. Polish migrants have contributed £2.5billion to the Uk economy.
2. Helped the UK’s ageing population as the workers are younger
3. Polish migrants work for less, this helps control inflation. Interest rates are cheaper so mortgages are cheaper.

Question 6

Problems associated with polish migration

Answer 6

1. Could cause unemployment for U.K. Workers

2. Social implications U.K. Residents feel migrants are ‘stealing their jobs’