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International Migration - Case Study
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- 1Where has there been a lot of economic migration in recent years?Poland to the UK
- 2When did more than half a million people from Poland come to the UK?Between 2004 and 2007
- 3PUSH: What was the unemployment at Poland?19%
- 4PUSH: How much was the average wage?One third of the average EU wage.
- 5PUSH: How many housing shortages were there?300 for every 1000 people.
- 6PULL: Why was migration easy?The UK allowed unlimited migration from the EU in 2004. (Restricted in some EU countries).
- 7PULL: There were more work and higher wages. What was there a big demand for?Tradesmen, e.g. plumbers.
- 8How was there a good exchange rate?The pound was worth a lot of Polish currency, so sending a few pounds back to Poland made a big difference to family at home.
- 9POLAND IMPACTS: What economic consequences were there?There was a shortage of workers, slowing the growth of the economy, but the economy was boosted by the money sent home by emigrants - around 3 billion euros in 2006
- 10POLAND IMPACTS: Social - Most of the people who left were young. What consequences did this lead to?An ageing poulation. But the population who left didn't need houses or jobs anymore, which helped the housing shortages and unemployment problems.
- 11UK IMPACTS: What were the economic consequences?Immigration boosted the economy, but a lot of money earned was sent back to Poland. New shops selling Polish products opened to sere new Polish communities. Polish workers pay taxes that help support the UK's older retired people.
- 12UK IMPACTS: What social consequences were there?Some people were unhappy about the large number of Polish immigrants.
- 13UK IMPACTS: What political consequences were there?Politicians changed the policy on allowing unlimited peple from the new EU member states because people were unhappy about the immigrants.
- 14What environmental impacts were there?Increased immigration meant more air traffic between Poland and the UK. This has meant more greenhouse gases being released, worsening global warming.
- 15How has the UK changed how it manages immigration?Immigrants have to register under the Worker Registration Scheme. This lets the UK Border Agency monitor how many people are coming into the country, what type of work they're doing and the effect this is having on the UK economy.
- 16What complaints were there about the large number of Polish immigrants entering the UK?Recourses won't be able to cope with all the new people (jobs and houses).
- 17How did the Government respond to the immigration complaints?They tightened the control of migration from some of the newer EU states. E.g, immigrants from the two newest EU states, Bulgaria and Romania, have to get permission from the Home Office to work in the UK (and this is only granted for certain types of jobs).
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