U.K.: Recession driving decline in east European migrants
May 20, 2009
The recession has triggered a dramatic fall in the number of east European migrants coming to work in Britain, bringing to an end five years of mass immigration, official figures show.
The number of foreign-born workers leaving Britain rose by nearly 30% as the recession started to bite last year, while the number of Polish and other east European migrants registering to work in Britain fell by 50% between January and March this year, compared with the same period in 2008.
The number of east European workers going home to live doubled in the 12 months to September 2008 as the British economy began to contract.
The Guardian (U.K.)
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