Polska imigracja w USA w okresie poakcesyjnym. Portret statystyczny i przyczyny wyjazdów
Polish Immigration to the USA in the Post-Accession Period. Statistical portrait and reasons for emigration

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this text is to provide a general characteristic of Polish transatlantic post-accession migration and to examine how it differs from previous migration waves. Additionally, this analysis will evaluate the impact of these movements on the image of the Polish immigrant community in the USA and assess its alignment with broader patterns of overseas migration from Europe in the post-accession period. The analysis focuses on several categories of description, including the scale and dynamics of emigration, changes in settlement patterns, socio-economic characteristics, and the reasons for emigration to the USA in the post-accession era. The author additionally highlights the significance of the distinct manner in which temporary, circular, and undocumented migration is experienced by Polish (as well as other European migrants) in comparison to that of previous decades. Furthermore, she examines the new factors driving transatlantic migration from Poland. At the same time, an important aim of the article is to initiate a scholarly discussion on the possibility of changing the periodization and categorization used, in previous studies of European immigrant groups in the USA, to make them more responsive to the challenges of contemporary socio-cultural and political change.

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