Radio Netherlands: The Netherlands - The ''Polish problem' will resolve itself say experts.
The Netherlands: Polish problem' will resolve itself say experts
Recently released figures show that an estimated 100,000 Eastern Europeans, most of them Polish, are currently working in the Netherlands. Social Affairs Minister Piet Hein Donner saw no cause for alarm in these figures because they roughly matched his own ministry's estimates. However, several parties in parliament were alarmed and held pleas to keep Romanian and Bulgarian workers waiting at least a little longer. These are the same knee-jerk reflexes that were on display soon after Poland joined the European Union. Malgorzata Bos, editor-in-chief of the website Polonia.NL, also subscribes to the so-called factor-4 rule of thumb. This economic principle states that people will go looking for work abroad as soon as the wage level there is four times higher compared to their own country, but return home as soon as the difference is reduced.
Note EU-Digest: That is very optimistic thinking. Reality usually is quite different. On the other hand, why should the Polish immigrants return home after a while. They can only be an asset to the aging Duth population. Therefore we say Przyjąć z zadowoleniem!
Labels: EU, Immigration, Poland, The Netherlands
