International Migrations to Poland and Socio-Political Security

Abstract

The subject of this article is a reflection on the impact of Polish migration processes on the level of socio-political security of the state and its citizens. This problem aroused much excitement since the early 90s of the twentieth century, because for some part of Polish society, the presence of immigrants caused public concern, in the opinion of others, it was desirable. In the article there is a brief analysis of the influx of foreigners to Poland for permanent residency with the division of their origin and the size of the flow of immigrants across Polish borders. There is also a reference to concrete examples of demonstration of dissatisfaction of Polish people due to the presence of foreigners. Subsequently in this article, it is referred to the adverse phenomena which, in the opinion of Poles, emerged with the influx of immigrants and could put a strain on the security level. These include: an increase in crime, illegal immigration, illegal employment and buying out Polish grounds. The analysis of these four issues was to assess whether they are indeed a real threat.