Post by hollister on Feb 19, 2008 5:23:28 GMT -7
This is interesting (at least to me)! It appears that Poles are now electing to stay in Poland!
This along with the article Kai posted about the economy appears to show that things in Poland are moving along quickly. I wonder if there are any polls or studies done show ing why these people are returning? Better wages in Poland? Homesickness? Not being accepted?
"A wave of immigration that helped to fuel Britain’s early 21st century boom is over, as the Polish plumber and thousands like him go home.
The Times has established that, for the first time since they began arriving en masse four years ago, more UK-based Poles are returning to their homeland than are entering Britain.
Statistics show that only 38,680 Poles signed up to the Government’s register of migrant workers in the third quarter of 2007, a slump of 18 per cent from the previous year. Polish officials say that Poles leaving the country outnumber those coming in."
The rest of the article is at:
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3378877.ece
This along with the article Kai posted about the economy appears to show that things in Poland are moving along quickly. I wonder if there are any polls or studies done show ing why these people are returning? Better wages in Poland? Homesickness? Not being accepted?
"A wave of immigration that helped to fuel Britain’s early 21st century boom is over, as the Polish plumber and thousands like him go home.
The Times has established that, for the first time since they began arriving en masse four years ago, more UK-based Poles are returning to their homeland than are entering Britain.
Statistics show that only 38,680 Poles signed up to the Government’s register of migrant workers in the third quarter of 2007, a slump of 18 per cent from the previous year. Polish officials say that Poles leaving the country outnumber those coming in."
The rest of the article is at:
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3378877.ece
