Eastern Europeans - especially Poles: the richest immigrant group in Europe going forward?
I shot this picture of a car in front of me a couple of months ago. Nothing great - a nice car an Audi A6. But the interesting part is that there is a Polish number plate.
This is interesting because
This is interesting because
it's not the commonly held perception of Poles and other Eastern Europeans here in the Netherlands - with a few exceptions, most people think of them as labourers - agriculture and construction, who do jobs that Dutch people wouldn't do. Many countries in Western Europe also prevent these immigrants from getting jobs. So these immigrants set up companies - a full 3/4th of new businesses set up last year in the Netherlands were by Eastern European immigrants.
And that's precisely why they will rise to be the most affluent group in Western Europe. If the experience of Indians in East Africa is any indication, they were refused jobs all the time in the early late 50s and 60s. they set up businesses and grew incredibly wealthy. They repeated that experience in the UK - especially Leicester. Today Melton Road in Leicester is responsible for the world's largest Indian Jewellery sales outside India.
Entrepreneurship finally saves the day!
And that's precisely why they will rise to be the most affluent group in Western Europe. If the experience of Indians in East Africa is any indication, they were refused jobs all the time in the early late 50s and 60s. they set up businesses and grew incredibly wealthy. They repeated that experience in the UK - especially Leicester. Today Melton Road in Leicester is responsible for the world's largest Indian Jewellery sales outside India.
Entrepreneurship finally saves the day!
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