Empire and Migration (792AD to Present Day) - Economic Factors for Migration to/from Britain

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  • Migration - Economic Factors
    • EU Migration
      • Events
        • 1991 - Collapse of USSR
          • Newly formed Eastern European countries
        • 2004 - Several Eastern European countries join EU
          • Examples - Poland, Hungary, Latvia   (which all poorer than Britain)
      • Causes
        • UK voted to join EEC (EU later)
      • Consequence
        • Short Term - Migrants accused of stealing jobs
        • Long Term - Local services strained, Fewer skilled workers in home country
        • Long Term - Local and National economy benefits
    • 19th Century Irish Migration
      • Events
        • 1845 - 1952 Potato Famine
      • Causes
        • Potato famine
          • Forced them to migrate
        • Jobs were better in UK
          • To improve their Quality of Life
      • Consequence
        • Short Term - Irish accused of having disease + taking jobs
        • Long Term - Irish built infrastructure + 40% of soldiers were Irish
        • Long Term - 10% of UK population in 2001 come from Irish decent

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