The Law and Justice organization announced that after returning to power it wants to deport Ukrainians of draft age who do not work legally in Poland. The thought was criticised by Marcin Horala, formally inactive MP of the party. The state has the right to require legal residence and work, but automation based on unemployment alone would be a dangerously primitive solution.
Deportation as a Program Point
During the Thursday Programme Convention, the Law and Justice presented a call for the deportation of men, Ukrainian citizens of draft age who do not work legally in Poland. The information was provided by [Gazeta.pl](https://news.gazeta.pl/politics/7,198012,32955279,deportation-Ukrainian-in-age-conscription-horala-understanding-in-think.html). It is simply a political declaration, not an existing law or an administrative decision.
Poland has the full right to set conditions for foreigners. Legal stay cannot mean the indefinite maintenance of a individual able to work by a Polish taxpayer. Checks on the legality of employment, effective return procedures for persons without a right of residence and protection of the labour marketplace from the grey region are needed. However, these principles do not propose that any unemployed man with a Ukrainian passport should be automatically removed from the country.
Horala talks about the paradox
The thought met with critic Marcin Horała, who formally remains a PiS MP. The politician referred to him as a "terrible paradox". The opposition itself of the right-wing camp activist shows that the dispute is not based on a simple division between supporters and opponents of a hard migration policy. Rather, it concerns whether hardness is to be based on the clear law and interest of Poland, or on the password, the effects of which have not yet been accurately written down.
Unemployment can be temporary. It can be due to occupation losses, illness, close care, or waiting for another legal job. If it were to trigger deportation itself, the authorities would gotta specify the time limit, exceptions, appeal procedures and compliance with the rules on residence and temporary protection. Without these answers we have a slogan, not a draft state policy.
Polish business requires precision
As of 5 March 2026, the law extinguishing the peculiar solutions of the Ukrainian speciality applies. As explained by [Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy](https://www.gov.pl/web/family/co-sie-change-in-help-for-citizen-Ukraine-in-2026-r), legally resident citizen Ukraine may registry as unemployed and employers proceed to usage the simplified procedure for entrusting work to persons subject to temporary protection. The Polish legal strategy already distinguishes the legal stay, work, unemployment and conditions of the commitment to return. Politicians should not put these concepts in 1 bag.
National realism is not about indulgence. The State should restrict benefits to persons able to work, fight employment in black and expel foreigners erstwhile there is simply a legal basis for this. He must besides remember that Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression, and decisions affecting its human resources have strategical effect.
The stakes for Poles are specific: legal order, safety and taxpayers' money. Each of these objectives requires arbitrary criteria. Tough policies without precision rapidly become a demonstration of state powerlessness.
Source: News
