^ that's basically why I'm voting Yes to Scottish independence, in fact. I'm worried by the trend in Westminster that "foreigner blaming" has become normalised and there is already talk of holding an in-out referendum on EU membership.
I want to live in a smaller country, with decisions made closer to home; but with open, welcoming borders. Actually there is evidence that we need immigration in Scotland. We have an ageing (for want of a better word) "indigenous" population - but we can mitigate the problems this poses if we can build a great job market and promote our world-class universities; we can attract talented young people from across the world to our universities and give them jobs here. Build a truly multi-national country. That's the intention of the SNP and the Greens, anyway, and its one I support very much, and I will vote any way I can to get us closer to that dream.
I want to live in a smaller country, with decisions made closer to home; but with open, welcoming borders. Actually there is evidence that we need immigration in Scotland. We have an ageing (for want of a better word) "indigenous" population - but we can mitigate the problems this poses if we can build a great job market and promote our world-class universities; we can attract talented young people from across the world to our universities and give them jobs here. Build a truly multi-national country. That's the intention of the SNP and the Greens, anyway, and its one I support very much, and I will vote any way I can to get us closer to that dream.