Migration
A Difficult Choice? Inside the UK/Outside the EU vs. Inside the EU/Outside the UK
Author / Creator: Alex Scholes
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
20% - 30% think there will be no difference to most elements of economic life whether Scotland is in the EU or with UK outside the EU
Tackling rural depopulation
Author / Creator: Amanda Hill-Dixon
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Depopulation is not ..., a uniquely rural experience. Urban areas can face similar challenges.
The Proposed Scottish Visa System
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2020
Scottish Government proposals for immigration powers to be devolved to Scotland for the purpose of establishing a new “Scottish Visa” system.
Building a New Scotland: migration to Scotland after independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Document
Date published: 2023
Migration is an issue of central importance to Scotland's future prosperity, the wellbeing of our communities and the sustainability of our public services.
Scottish Refugee Council Strategic Plan 2023 to 2028
Author / Creator: Scottish Refugee Council
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
By 2028, we want Scotland to be the best place for refugees to thrive, challenge injustice, achieve their ambitions and empower their communities, no matter where they have come from or how they arrived.
Migration Policy Scotland Project: Report of a scoping exercise on the need for greater policy capacity on migration in Scotland
Author / Creator: Sarah Kyambi
Media type: Report
Date published: 2020
Immigration is a reserved matter, meaning the power to legislate on immigration matters resides solely at Westminster.
EU Nationals in Scotland: An MPS Factfile
Author / Creator: Migration Policy Scotland
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Information on EU nationals currently living in Scotland
Building national and regional infrastructure to support refugee integration; Tool Kit 2
Author / Creator: Scottish Refugee Council
Media type: Tool Kit
Date published: 2021
"This toolkit is for ... organisations and funders interested in setting up infrastructure and mechanisms for cooperation on refugee integration."
The Scottish World: A Journey Into the Scottish Diaspora
Author / Creator: Billy Kay
Media type: Book
Date published: 2008
The Scottish World is a celebration of the enormous contribution the Scots have made to the modern world.
Independent Commission of Inquiry into Asylum Provision in Scotland with particular reference to failings in the provision of care to New Scots during the Covid pandemic Part Two
Author / Creator: Helena Kennedy
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
"What we were unprepared for were the eyewatering costs – human and financial – of the wider system that underpins support for people seeking asylum in the UK. Nor were we prepared for the levels of incompetence, confusion and chaos, sometimes to the point of being manifest as cruelty, in that system." Helena Kennedy
Rural Lives: Retaining Diverse Populations
Author / Creator: Rebecca Kay
Media type: Video
Date published: 2022
There are ways of attracting and retaining diverse rural populations.
Immigration: how Scotland sees itself and how migrants actually experience it
Author / Creator: Marcus Nicolson
Media type: Article
Date published:
Political groups in Scotland have been able to use policies and public speeches to position the country as more open and progressive than the rest of the UK
Scotland’s Migration Futures Challenges, opportunities, options
Author / Creator: Sarah Kyambi
Date published: October 2021
Migration is an integral part of a globalised world. Resourcing a constructive approach with evidence and opportunities for dialogue will be key to making it a success.
New Scots Land
Author / Creator: Sarah Kyambi
Media type: Podcast
Date published:
Migration policy in Scotland.
Multicultural Scotland
Author / Creator: Ross Bond
Media type: book
Date published: 2020
Why, although there is widespread evidence of racism in Scotland, Scottish politics is not racialized to the same extent as in some other parts of the UK.