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577000 people migrated to the UK in 2007 while 340000 people emigrated from the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. This means that the UK's population grew by 237000 people in that year.
Immigrant = Someone entering a new country with the intention of living there Emigrant = Someone leaving their country of residence to move to another country
Of these the highest number from a single country was Poland with 96000 migrants to the UK.
A bit of history...
seasonal workers, self-employed and refugees in 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s
e.g. 100,000 each year in seasonal agricultural work
but all changed when 8 East European countries joined the European Union on 1st May 2004, and a further 2 on 1st Jan 2007
2004: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia 2007: Romania and Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
until 1989 (and the fall of the Berlin Wall), Eastern Europe was allied to the Soviet Union and had a communist-style economy no capitalism, no market, no freedom to set up businesses or import/export etc. one political party, no democracy the state planned (almost) all economic activity but relatively high levels of education and welfare
After 1989
create market economies (foreign investment, small business, trade, private sector) build democracy (political parties, independent parliaments etc.) connect to globalising world rejoin Europe (EU)
A Simple Summary...
Based on what youve heard draw a table on paper:
UK Advantages Poland Advantages UK Disadvantages Poland Disadvantages
Write down what advantages and disadvantages you think there are for the destination and country of origin. Again, categorise them into suitable categories...
Disadvantages for UK and British people - Schools have to try to provide extra support for nonEnglish speaking children
- Unemployment for some people as Polish people often work for less money
- Tensions between some members of the community (often due to misunderstanding)