Emigration
Nowadays more and more Lithuanians
leave their country to make a better life and build a career abroad. Emigrants
find well paid jobs, feel free to make their dreams come true and they are ensured
to have a stable economy. There are some reasons why they choose living in a
foreign country such as unemployment, bad conditions of educational system,
unstable economy.
Firstly, foreign countries offer
a great variety of opportunities in educational system. University gives
student an opportunity to take out a student loan. If you earn even a minimal
salary you do not need to repay it after studies. Also, in foreign universities
there is a wide range of professions to choose from study programs which are
popular worldwide. Furthermore, students can participate in various
international projects and get a good experience. After finished studies you
get an international diploma which is
more valuable than you get in motherland. Students choose studies abroad
because all university given opportunities to make a student life a little bit
easier are very useful.
Secondly, many Lithuanians go out
because of unstable economy. The foreign country government gives a subvention
for families, helps them to settle in a new place. Another problem why Lithuanians
go out is big taxes. In fact, the salaries are getting lower and taxes are
getting higher. Poor families are lack of money and cannot pay high taxes and
then they do not have any choice just to leave their native land. Emigrants
cannot see bright future because they have not any guarantees if they set up
their own business. In economical stable countries emigrants feel free to do
that.
Finally, unemployment is one of the problems why
Lithuanians leave their motherland. Especially for young people is hard to find a job because
employers require experience from previous jobs which youth generally do not
have. Also, if people find a job the salary is not very big and it is not enough to survive on it. Abroad there
are no such unemployment problems so they find a job easier there than in
Lithuania.
To sum up, the level of
emigration is rising because of these reasons that Lithuanians face. In this
case, it has negative effect not only on economical or political position of
the country but on emigrants as well. Lithuania loses competent and qualified
specialists while Lithuanians leave their native country, family, friends.
