"Polish migrants have been let down by their government," explores the identity crisis taking place throughout much of Europe. The Polish are believed to be insecure about their identity, especially after migrating to a country such as Britain, where they have such a strong identity. It is thought that much of the Polish crisis is rooted from their small size and struggles to feel truly "European" after being under communistic rule. It is not uncommon for immigrants in Britain to feel discriminated against. This has caused the Polish immigrants to speak out about their frustration towards the Polish government for not working to make the lives of those abroad less stressful. This was recently sparked By David Comeron's comments that Polish immigrants are taking advantage of UK benefits.
UK citizens seem to be developing the opposite mind set of the Polish and are favoring their mindset of "Bitishness" rather than "Europeanness."However, this has also bee influenced by large immigrations to Britain. The citizens are in favor of anti immigration policies.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/polish-migrants-government-david-cameron
UK citizens seem to be developing the opposite mind set of the Polish and are favoring their mindset of "Bitishness" rather than "Europeanness."However, this has also bee influenced by large immigrations to Britain. The citizens are in favor of anti immigration policies.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/polish-migrants-government-david-cameron
This is a definite problem for many reasons. It seems as if the Polish entering into Britain are being dissuaded and are feeling inferior to the grand sense of nationalism in Britain. This is probably because Poland has not established a true identity for itself and its people and so this identity and feeling of support does not travel with its people when they migrate. This feeling of nationalism in Britain is also being brought on by the large number of immigrants, so the British people have to establish themselves as "British" in order to differentiate between themselves and the immigrants. This can lead to even more of an identity crisis for the Polish people. Poland needs to work on establishing a sense of what it is to be Polish before they can start worrying about being "European".
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