Intra: Poland-UK

• Peterborough is a key host city in the uk where 1 in 10 residents are polish migrants

  poland joined the EU in 2004 which had made it easier to migrate to the UK
• Push Factor: 18% unemployment in Poland 2005

  Pull factor: wages are 4x higher in the UK
• Brain drain for Poland as migrants tend to be 16-64 which has negative impacts on its workforce
• Social tensions between residents and poles are a negative impact on the UK's image
• Eastern European workers contribute £4 billion to the UK eco
• Brexit has caused Poles to apply for a visa if they wish to move to the UK: intervening obstacle
• The Polish government have introduced policies such as tax cuts to encourage people to stay in Poland rather than emigrating