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Bulgaria and Romania will pay the price for the Government’s miscalculation. ... something like ‘to do only what British citizens can’t be bothered to do’. ...

Although the countries are to become fully-fledged members of the Union on January 1, 2007, they have been denied the same rights as the other members. He didn’t speak English at the time, so the first job he found was as a grave digger. He never did, but he has not spent a single minute as an illegal resident in the UK, either. If we remove the politically correct coating of John Reid’s words, the crude version should be something like ‘to do only what British citizens can’t be bothered to do’. It is no surprise the, that the two Balkan countries interpreted the UK position as a discriminatory act.In Britain, politicians and analysts saw Reid’s actions as an attempt to win voters. Limitations on working rights, such as those imposed by Britain, will only increase the number of the illegal workers and will cause unnecessary complications for the authorities. Maybe it is the high level of organised crime in Bulgaria and Romania that accounts for the Home Office’s sudden change of policy. Mr Shapkadjiev arrived in London in 1999 in search of better opportunities after exhausting the business potential in his hometown in Bulgaria. Mrs Kuneva expects that about 36,000 Bulgarian citizens will like to try to find a job in Britain. Other European countries, such as Germany and Spain, did introduce similar restrictions to curb the migration influx after the 2004 EU enlargement; it was expected that these will be in force for Bulgaria and Romania, as well. So far these fears haven’t been substantiated.‘It’s a pity, but we are treated as second-rate quality people. That’s why we are satisfied with less,’ says Julien Shakpadjiev, 47. The difference in the standard of living in Britain and Bulgaria is so big; it makes us feel really humble. The Europe minister, Geoff Hoon, insisted that the Government keep its ‘open door’ policy. Then he worked as a gardener, cleaner and dish washer.‘The truth is that a worker from Eastern Europe, a Bulgarian as it is in my case, will agree to do a certain job for a 50% lower wage than an Englishman. There are concerns that certain criminal organizations will choose Britain to conduct their affairs. This is 10 times less than the number of Poles, who have come to the UK to earn their living since May, 2004.Judging by the statistics, it becomes clear that it is not the figures that worry the British government. This is nearly 40 times more than was originally estimated.Bulgaria and Romania will pay the price for the Government’s miscalculation. This prediction proved to be a massive miscalculation, with surveys revealing that the number of immigrants from the newest EU members has now reached 600,000. USA: Whose Economy Wins?74visits a daySerbia and Kosovo together in the EU, but… in which EU?21visits a dayTurkey and the European Union15visits a dayA common immigration policy is a necessity. What I’ve learned here is that if you do your job well, you won’t have legal problems.’What makes the situation worse is the fact that the limitations are imposed on the A2 states only. Why?15visits a dayBest articles RSS2.0| OPML1.1| Site Map | Private area | | templatevar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ?