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'No plans to go horne'

In one recent survey of Polish migrants to Britain, nearly half of those questioned vvouldn't say when they were returning home, suggesting they were at least considering staying long-term.

Kasia Tabor and her two children are preparing to leave Dzierżoniów, the town in Lower Silesia where she has lived all her live. Close to 1,000 of the 35,000 inhabitants have already emigrated, including her husband Adam, who packed his bags on 1 May, 2004, the day Poland joined the EU. As a primary school teacher at home, he earned 900 zloty a month - about £180. After starting on a building site in Nottingham, he is a supervisor in a recycling plant, taking home between £1,200 and £1,300. Ile intended to stay only a few months, but now has no definite plans to go home. "We're not saying we'll never return [to Poland]," said Kasia. "But for now we just can't have a normal life here."

It s not just the money, though. Morę and morę migrants praise Britain for being a morę tolerant society than Poland, and say they're staying longer because it’s easier to get promoted on the basis of ability.