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Thursday, November 09, 2017

Scotland - Increasingly a land of immigrants

Scotland is becoming increasingly diverse, with almost one in 10 of the population born outside of the UK.

EU nationals working in Scotland contribute an average of £34,400 each - £4.4bn annually - to the country’s gross domestic product, according to new data analysis. The evidence demonstrates how the economy benefits from the presence of 128,000 workers born elsewhere in Europe.

Alasdair Allan, MSP, Europe Minister, said, "EU citizens are filling hard-to-fill specialisms and areas of acute shortages." Allan added: “EU citizens and their families also make a positive contribution to the communities in which they live, including in remote and rural areas. That is why we believe fundamentally that continuing free movement of people is in the best interests of Scotland and the UK as a whole.”

Majority of EU migrants to Scotland speak English, are here to work or study, and have low healthcare needs

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