This paper identifies the social impact and the pros and cons of immigrants’ life in an ethnic enclave and analyses aspects that are conducive to integration with the host society, as well as those that obstruct members of the enclave to fully integrate. Concepts of social, cultural and migration capitals and the importance of migration networks in the adaptation of immigrants were taken into consideration and the study focused on the relationship between the impact of the enclave and the possibilities of social advancement in the host society. An attempt was also made to show the social effects of the pressure exerted by the enclave on areas of economic, cultural, political self-exclusion. Integration with the host society is contingent upon the existence of a bridging capital and the building of networks connecting migrants with the external environment, consequently enabling their wider participation in society.