cup0tea
12 Oct 2008
UK, Ireland / Does Irish government pay Polish workers to return to Poland? [18]
I'm sorry but thats a huge exaggeration. The standard of living in Britain, even among the poorest classes, is something that most people in the world can only dream of. And speaking in Ireland's case, I challange you to find someone who isn't better off financially now when our population is 12% foreign-born than 15 years ago when we were the most ethnically homogenous country in Europe.
As for your claim that Polish workers will sign on to the dole, why would they choose to do this when they could instead return home at a time when their country has a severe labour shortage, especially in the construction sector. Living on the dole would mean their disposable income would drop below what they could earn at home, among family and friends. The reason for the huge levels of migration after the asscession was the huge discrepancy in wages/costs between Poland and Ireland/Britain. Now that wages/costs in Poland are at a much improved level (and improving all the time) you will see Polish migrants returing home to work rather than stay in Britain on the dole.
It's the same reason why there aren't huge numbers of Greeks and Portuguese working here. Even though the average wage here is higher than there, the discrepancy isnt great enough to draw people away from their homws and families.
not be expected to live on fresh air like they are now
I'm sorry but thats a huge exaggeration. The standard of living in Britain, even among the poorest classes, is something that most people in the world can only dream of. And speaking in Ireland's case, I challange you to find someone who isn't better off financially now when our population is 12% foreign-born than 15 years ago when we were the most ethnically homogenous country in Europe.
As for your claim that Polish workers will sign on to the dole, why would they choose to do this when they could instead return home at a time when their country has a severe labour shortage, especially in the construction sector. Living on the dole would mean their disposable income would drop below what they could earn at home, among family and friends. The reason for the huge levels of migration after the asscession was the huge discrepancy in wages/costs between Poland and Ireland/Britain. Now that wages/costs in Poland are at a much improved level (and improving all the time) you will see Polish migrants returing home to work rather than stay in Britain on the dole.
It's the same reason why there aren't huge numbers of Greeks and Portuguese working here. Even though the average wage here is higher than there, the discrepancy isnt great enough to draw people away from their homws and families.