Abstract
Since the decolonisation of Africa - especially after 1960 - more and more people have been arriving from the African continent to Europe for settlement purposes. In 2017, the countries of the European Union there were already 9.1 million African nationals living in the European Union. Of this group, 5 million people came from North Africa (most from Morocco) and the rest from Africa south of the Sahara. Poland is one of the countries in the European Union that has received many migrants from different parts of the world. Figures indicate that 2.1 million foreigners, mostly from Africa and Asia, will live in Poland in 2020. The possibility of frequent contact with immigrants has increased. Meeting a person of African origin in their place of residence is now declared by 39% of respondents, while in 2015 it was only 13%. The attitude of Poles towards immigrants from Africa has also changed in recent years. Poles have become accustomed to the everyday presence of foreigners, as indicated by a clear increase in their level of acceptance in their immediate environment. An African as a close neighbour is now accepted by 84% of Poles (up from 61%) and as their son or daughter-in-law by 58% (up from 34%). There is also a growing concern for keeping immigrants safe, especially when it comes to situations where their life or health may be at risk. However, difficulties arise due to differences in culture, religion, customs and the lack of a common language. The paper will discuss and clarify these problems.
Reference30 articles.
1. Almasy, S., Meilhan, P. and Bittermann, J. (2015) ‘Paris Attacks: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Gunfire, Blasts that Killed 128 People’, CNN, 14 November. Available at https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting/index.html (Accessed: 23 June 2023)
2. Bieńkowski, M. and Świderska A. (2017) Postawy wobec imigrantów i uchodźców: Panel Badań Społecznych CBU. Warszawa: Centrum Badań nad Uprzedzeniami. Available at
3. http://cbu.psychologia.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/410/2021/02/RaportCBU_Bien%CC%81kowski_v.10.08.2017.pdf (Accessed: 23 June 2023)
4. Campiglio, C. and Ricci, C. (2022) ‘International Law as Limit to States’ Discretion on Migration and the Urge for Alternative Legal Pathways. Humanitarian Corridors Opened by Private Sponsors in Italy’ in Calabrò, A. R. (ed.) Borders, Migration and Globalization: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. London, New York: Routledge. Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law, 34, pp. 317-344. ISBN 978-0367-61774-5
5. Danecka M. and Jaroszewska E. (2013) ‘Imigranci z Afryki w Polsce. Przyczynek do analizy czynników blokujących ich napływ i integrację’, PAN - Kultura i społeczeństwo, 3, pp. 158-159. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kultura-2013-0027, ISSN 0023-5172