I'm not sure about the UK but certainly in Ireland, the Poles and Eastern Europeans came in during the boom years and did the jobs that the Irish considered beneath them.  When the Gravy Train was running, everyone was happy for the new Europeans to perform what many considered menial or service/hospitality industry jobs.  And they performed them well and showed-up the natives for what they are - lazy whingers with a huge feeling of entitlement and a belief that their skills and labour were worth multiples of what these "lesser" new Europeans could comand.

I suspect the same could be said of the UK situation if the truth be known! ;)

I've worked in benefit fraud for years and somewhat admire the UK government initiative.  I always want to see those get what they're entitled to and vice versa.  I don't think the eastern europeans are any more likely to commit benefit fraud than Irish/UK nationals

Like the earlier poster said - the main culprits are those claiming the "disability" type payments.  It is one of the most abused of all the schemes.