Publisher:
Migration Policy Scotland
Alternative Published Date
2025
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Report
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
56pp
Fast Facts
Scottish public attitudes to immigration have cooled considerably over the last 3 years
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- Scottish public attitudes to immigration have cooled considerably over the last 3 years, most notably in the period from 2023 to 2024. As views on immigration change, they remain complex and often contradictory.
- Immigration for work and employers’ ability to recruit from abroad receives some of the strongest public support. This is accompanied by low levels of concern about contribute to skills development within the native workforce.
- While UK government proposals align with the overall preference for a reduction in immigration levels, specific immigration policy proposals do not align well with public preferences. Our data shows little support for closures, restrictions and exclusions relating to the health and social care worker visa, the graduate visa, access to settlement and entitlements to social security.
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