What is an international economic migrant
Person who moves voluntarily from one country to another to improve standard of living
What may cause people to move to other countries
Push and pull factors
What is a diaspora community
Movement and spreading of large numbers of people from one part of the world to another, along with a transfer of culture and establishing a new community
What is the commonwealth
Intergovernmental organisation of former territories of the British empire
How dd the commonwealth form
Colonial countries give back independence
What is the British nationality act of 1948
Commonwealth countries opened doors to migration from other commonwealth countries
What was the first commonwealth diaspora to the UK, where did they come from, why?
HMS Windrush from the Caribbean in 1948, helped with post-war efforts
Wat is the commonwealth immigrants act 1962
Only allow immigration for those with government issued work permits
What are the effects of immigration on diversity and culture
Increased
In 2004, how many countries joined the EU
8, including poland
Between 2004 and 2007 how many polish migrants moved to the UK
over 500,000
What type of jobs did polish immigrants have
Simple jobs, machine opperations
What was the demographics of polish immigrants moving to the uk
30-34
Positive social impacts of polish migrants in UK
Diverse culture
Positive economic impacts of polish migrants in UK
Boost in economy - hard workers
Reliable workers
Fill jobs that employers struggle to fill
Employed in seasonal jobs - agriculture
Political positives of polish migrants UK
Expansion of EU + strengthened bonds
Negative social impacts of polish migrants in the UK
Overcrowding
Houses brought by property developers and turned into multiple occupancy dwellings (MODS)
Pressure on services/Lack of funding
Language barriers - Interpreters are additional costs
Young English people turn to crime due to struggles with funding
Elderly, long term residents feel isolated
Tension
Negative economic impacts of polish migrants in the UK
Wages driven down - more demand for jobs
Exploitation
Remittances - money not invested back into the UK economy
Negative environmental impacts of polish migrants in the UK
MODS lead to incorrect waste disposal and fly tipping
What is a MOD
Multiple occupancy dwelling - many families will live in one house, sharing utilities
What is one area of the UK that has experienced large amounts of polish migrants, what problems did they face
Petersbourgh- 10% population increase, no increase in funding
Why was no extra funding given to petersbourgh when polish migrants came
Funding is based off of outdated census data
Push factors for migrants from poland
High unemployment rate
Pull factors to UK
Higher wages - remittances
English as second language
UK has a shortage of skilled workers
