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| Migrants to UK 'returning home' | Migrants to UK 'returning home' |
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| Many economic migrants from central and eastern Europe who came to work in the UK are returning home because of the recession, a report suggests. | |
| The global Migration Policy Institute study, commissioned by the BBC, says EU expansion led to 1.3m east Europeans moving to the UK up to 2008. | The global Migration Policy Institute study, commissioned by the BBC, says EU expansion led to 1.3m east Europeans moving to the UK up to 2008. |
| But the recession in Britain and modest economic growth in Poland have led to a change in this pattern, it found. | But the recession in Britain and modest economic growth in Poland have led to a change in this pattern, it found. |
| The MPI report suggests almost half of those migrants have now left. | The MPI report suggests almost half of those migrants have now left. |
| It also says that migration from Poland in particular is now temporary and circular in nature, with people constantly coming and going. | It also says that migration from Poland in particular is now temporary and circular in nature, with people constantly coming and going. |
| The weak local currencies had previously made the UK an attractive destination. | The weak local currencies had previously made the UK an attractive destination. |
| However, if the UK's economy picks up, the flow of migrants could change again, the report says. | However, if the UK's economy picks up, the flow of migrants could change again, the report says. |
| Worldwide, it says there has been a dramatic global decline in the number of people going to work abroad since the start of the global downturn. | Worldwide, it says there has been a dramatic global decline in the number of people going to work abroad since the start of the global downturn. |
| There was a large decline in the number of Mexicans moving to the United States, for example. | There was a large decline in the number of Mexicans moving to the United States, for example. |
| It also suggested that the level of remittances - money sent by migrants to family members back home - has declined. | It also suggested that the level of remittances - money sent by migrants to family members back home - has declined. |