This is a day that will be historic in nature for Germans, and Austrians. This enormous gate will open up and Poles will have the chance to cross the border...legally, and seek employment. Up until that date....Poles had to have paperwork and they tended to "sneak" in and work quietly. They might work for weeks...maybe even months...until the Zollamt arrived to ask for papers.
So there's curious situation which will occur next summer as roofers, plumbers and electricians start to come over legally. There's going to be this competitive state of affairs...and some Germans are going to face competition that they haven't seen in years.
But there's another side to this whole game. Germany readily admits they've got a shortage of engineers and technicians. There's also this shortage of nurses.
The Polish government, based on media reports, isn't worried about this upcoming shift in employment or a possible brain-drain.
I might lean toward the Polish attitude. If you were heading up a Polish school with a bunch of fourteen year-old kids who show promise, then I'd hint everyday of engineering type jobs in Germany. The Polish kid would strive to stay ahead and in eight years...know that he's got a decent job with real pay. This might be the best incentive situation that you could ever offer smart kids. On the negative side? One out of every two kids might one day be exiting over to Germany for a highly technical job.
So stand by for 1 May next year. It might be a pretty dynamic day that the German media misses entirely.
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