1. Poland-Ireland Migration By: Katherine & Lexi Polish Flag Irish Flag

2. Background Ireland joins the EU (uses the euro) If child is born in Ireland citizen of Ireland(this eventually was changed) Skilled Polish workers need money Ireland needed help creating more roads

3. Why was it a Economic Migration? Push Factors Not enough jobs, even though the Polish were highly educated. Lack of food. Pull Factors Free medical insurance in Ireland Flights :Ryanair and Easyjet, cheap flights. A lot of jobs available. Sufficient amount of food.

4. Why did Poland go to Ireland?

5. Yes ‘The work ethic is totally different in Poland,’ explains Dawid Kuc, ‘My friends who work in the same field as me in Poland work really late evening and weekends. The quality of life here is better.’ (Polish migrants post-crisis in Ireland: is there no place like home?) ‘Of course lots of my friends lost their jobs, both Polish and Irish,’ she admits, ‘but many are on social welfare now, or doing courses to improve their skills. For me, I have a fun job, I have met loads of people….I am happy here.’ says Justyna Taraga. (Polish migrants post-crisis in Ireland: is there no place like home?)

7. 2003-2005, Ireland’s citizenship laws were changed to eliminate an Irish-born child’s automatic right to citizenship when the parents are not Irish Ireland moved away from its more liberal work permit system as it sought to meet most of its low- skilled labor needs from within the enlarged European Union. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/displa y.cfm?ID=740 http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/displa y.cfm?ID=740 Website about where I got my info.-kitkat

8. The people of Poland are now moving back to Poland because Ireland’s economy is doing poorly like most of the world’s and Poland’s economy is not doing as bad compared to Ireland.

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