A GROWING number of migrant workers no longer think of themselves as
‘migrants’ and are planning to stay permanently in Britain.

That’s according to a study by the Centre for Cities think tank which
found that immigrants from Eastern Europe felt it was easier to find a
job in Britain, even during the recession, than in their own
countries, so had decided to stay on in the UK.

Based on a study of job markets in Bristol and Hull, the Centre for
Cities found no evidence to support the Government’s claim that
Eastern European migrant workers were leaving Britain.

In fact, it found that the opposite that was true, with national
insurance number allocations revealing record numbers of Eastern
European workers in Bristol (9,500) and Hull (6,700).

In Bristol, the immigrants have settled into established, mostly
Polish communities, with many sending for their partner and children
to come and join them. In Hull, the immigrants are predominantly
employed in factory work, initially channelled there through agencies,
but with the recession now taking hold they were in direct competition
with the local workforce for a dwindling number of jobs.

But probably the most worrying aspect of the Centre for Cities study
was that it found that the majority of migrant workers no longer
regarded themselves as transient short term labour and had indicated
that they had no intention of returning to their own countries.

http://bnp.org.uk/2009/03/another-la...nt-going-home/

"England, Home of the English" wrote:

A GROWING number of migrant workers

Abuse report sent. Off-charter.

Graham

On Mar 17, 4:22*pm, "England, Home of the English"
wrote:
A GROWING number of migrant workers no longer think of themselves as
‘migrants’ and are planning to stay permanently in Britain.

That’s according to a study by the Centre for Cities think tank which
found that immigrants from Eastern Europe felt it was easier to find a
job in Britain, even during the recession, than in their own
countries, so had decided to stay on in the UK.

Based on a study of job markets in Bristol and Hull, the Centre for
Cities found no evidence to support the Government’s claim that
Eastern European migrant workers were leaving Britain.

In fact, it found that the opposite that was true, with national
insurance number allocations revealing record numbers of Eastern
European workers in Bristol (9,500) and Hull (6,700).

In Bristol, the immigrants have settled into established, mostly
Polish communities, with many sending for their partner and children
to come and join them. In Hull, the immigrants are predominantly
employed in factory work, initially channelled there through agencies,
but with the recession now taking hold they were in direct competition
with the local workforce for a dwindling number of jobs.

But probably the most worrying aspect of the Centre for Cities study
was that it found that the majority of migrant workers no longer
regarded themselves as transient short term labour and had indicated
that they had no intention of returning to their own countries.

http://bnp.org.uk/2009/03/another-la...rkers-arent-go...

So what? While in Malta last year met several people living and
working there from places as diverse as Scotland, Scandinavia, Ireand,
Canada etc. In January of 2008 Malta adopted the Euro, so Nalta is
'fully' part of the EU!
So; if it's all part of the EU............ what's the discussion?

I happen to be a British immigrant to Canada (53+ years) but as long
as I pay my taxes and other payroll deductions, behave myself and obey
the local laws I am welcomed and treated like any other Canadian. When
I first arrived I had, then to prove that I had a job or had the funds
to 'not be a cost to the government of Canada, for minimum three
months IIRC!
So was not a 'refugee'.

Within Canada many workers go wherever there is work available; for
example, as fisheries of the Canadian East Coast have been decimated,
partly by European and North American over-fishing, so workers have
obtained the necessary skills and moved to places as far distantly
apart as western Canada (oil industry etc.) to the Arab countries of
the Middle East.
In the Middle East, not even part of the EU, there are many 'Brits',
South Africans, North Americans, Syrians, Indians etc. etc. working.
Isn't that just normal these days? Eventually these become part of the
local fabric and enrich the area?

Almost everywhere one goes one meets Brits working, living and
sometimes retiring to other countries some of which are part of the EU
others which are not. If it was beneficial to retire to say,
Czechoslovakia one might consider it?