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Location: Committee Room 3, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
British Future and the Scottish Refugee Council are hosting a debate on attitudes towards migration in Scotland as part of the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh.
This topical debate will pose a number of key questions. What is the evidence about Scottish attitudes to immigration, and do they support the claims of Scotland to be a more welcoming country? What is the basis of differing attitudes to immigration and what are the implications for Scotland’s future? What lessons can be learned from Scottish approaches? Do migrants themselves think Scotland is welcoming? Chaired by journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch, with panellists Professor Shamit Saggar, Professor of Politics, University of Sussex; and John Wilkes, Chief Executive, Scottish Refugee Council.
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People are unhappy for different reasons: for Conservatives it's small boats & high numbers. For Labour supporters, ‘Creating a negative or fearful environment for migrants’ (42%) is as important as channel crossings (41%)
The paradox of immigration preferences in a nutshell -Majority of Conservative voters support large cuts to immigration, but most also oppose cutting the specific migrant groups who drive current inflows - in fact they want *more* migration from these groups
Does the UK public *really* want to cut immigration of people coming here to work?
@britishfuture immigration attitudes tracker suggests not...
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None of the political parties are well trusted on immigration: Labour comes out top across GB (trusted by 33%) & the SNP in Scotland. The Conservative Party is trusted by 22% of the public on immigration.
Reform UK is trusted by 26% on immigration, 3 points above the Lib Dems.
People don't know what migration they would cut. Nearly half of 2023 work visas were for health & care work, yet people want more of that migration not less.
Only around a quarter of the public would reduce migration for agriculture, construction, lorry drivers and hospitality