Migrants bear brunt of UK jobless woes

Eastern Europeans now find themselves seen as competitors for dwindling jobs.

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It was not so long ago that Eastern Europeans were welcomed with open arms in Britain.

These days, however, Eastern Europeans migrants are viewed in the UK with a mix of hostility and resentment.

High unemployment and government pressure for the jobless to take work they don’t want have driven a wedge between locals and migrants.

Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from Boston, eastern England.

Source: Al Jazeera