UK immigration: Eastern Europeans calling UK 'home'
April 07 2009 by Bryan Palmer
Contrary to previous reports suggesting Eastern European migrant workers are returning home in droves due to the recession, a new report claims that several factors are actually encouraging them to stay.
Thousands of Eastern European immigrants have moved to the UK over the last few years, as the economy stood strong and jobs for foreigners who wanted to work in the UK were abundant. However, as the job market dries up and the recession deepens, many expect them to return home.
However, a new report from the Department for Local Government claims that there are several factors that will keep them in the UK. These include the fact that many families do not want to take their children out of schools, they do not wish to break the family ties they have here and many of them work in ‘relatively resilient’ industries such as food manufacture and agriculture.
The report states, “while inflows to the UK are likely to decrease during the downturn, this does not mean that migrants already living and working in the UK are likely to leave.”
Large numbers of young Eastern European immigrants have moved to the UK and many have their own successful businesses and young families to consider. Immigrants such as these will continue to contribute to the UK economy and are likely to be extremely helpful in aiding the country’s recovery from recession.
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