| Author (Corporate) | Scotland: Government |
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| Publisher | Scotland Government |
| Publication Date | February 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-1-788516-075 |
| Content Type | Report |
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In this discussion paper published in February 2018 the Scottish Government said that Scotland was a progressive outward looking nation. The Government recognised that migration strengthens Scotland's society and the nation benefitted from the skills, the experience and the expertise of those individuals who chose to live, work and study in Scotland. Future migration systems should ensure that Scotland can welcome people within Europe and from elsewhere who want to study, live, work and raise their families here. The paper was intended to contribute to an open and positive discussion on how future migration to Scotland should be managed in a way that achieved that. Scotland's External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop said that Scotland’s population projections showed there was an ‘overwhelming case’ for Scotland to have the power to tailor its own migration policy. With the number of deaths expected to outweigh the number of births for every year until 2040, action was required to maintain and grow Scotland's working age population to help support the welcome fact that people were living longer. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00531087.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Geography, Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
