The main aim of the article is to examine young people’s opinions concerning international economic migration. The analysis is based on a study that was conducted by the author and… Click to show full abstract
The main aim of the article is to examine young people’s opinions concerning international economic migration. The analysis is based on a study that was conducted by the author and involved 198 students of selected degree programmes at two universities: in Lublin and in Vilnius. The first part of the article describes the students’ countries of origin, i.e. Poland and Lithuania, while the second one gives an analysis of the empirical data. The students’ opinions on the reasons for migration and their assessment of migration, are discussed. Furthermore, the article presents the negative and positive effects of the parent’s migration on the family. Finally, it indicates what conditions, in the view of respondents, help to reduce the negative consequences of economic migration.
               
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