title: Are they fellow countrymen or not? The migration of ethnic Poles from Kazakhstan to Poland.
abstract: "This article presents the process of migration of Kazakhs of Polish ancestry from Kazakhstan to Poland which has been taking place since the early 1990s. Poles deported in the past to Kazakhstan were mostly inhabitants of territories which did not belong to Poland; neither were they citizens of Poland. Therefore, the process of adaptation and integration was rather painful. The article points to factors that may simplify and those that may impede integration. The other problem...concerns the piecemeal policy towards Kazakhstan Poles, adopted by the Polish government, which seems risky if not dangerous.  The author explains why it may cause a huge wave of illegal immigration to Poland."
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iglicka
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D007623:Kazakhstan; D011044:Poland; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Acculturation; Asia; Demographic Factors; Deportation; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Europe; Illegal Migrants; International Migration; Kazakhstan; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; New Independent States; Poland; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Segregation; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Policy; Western Asia