[size=85:23el10lw]Sofia echo 17 May 2010
The Daily Star: Bulgarian influx to UK expected in wake of widespread 'hunger'
UK tabloid Daily Star informs its readers that a "
massive"
influx of migrants entering the UK from Bulgaria can be expected in the wake of the economic crisis.
According to the newspaper, which cites its source as Bulgarian newspaper Standart, "
a massive 29 per cent of the population can no longer afford to eat, while one in five earn less than £90 a month (about 200 leva) for full-time work"
.
The Daily Star quotes figures saying that more than 2000 immigrants a month came to the UK from the former Eastern Bloc nation before the recession, then the numbers began to dwindle. According to the newspaper, "
now Bulgarian officials believe similar numbers could start heading to the UK again, despite our (the UK's) population standing at over 61 million"
.
The article goes on to quote a Bulgarian official as saying: "
Britain is the No 1 target for people leaving our country. It’s where they believe they can most easily pick up work."
The paper concludes by saying that "
the influx is set to be one of the trickiest issues for new immigration minister Damian Green"
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