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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Based in this logic everybody from a warm climate would only be emigrating to places like Australia and New Zealand. Whereas the proven reality is that just as many people from hot countries will move to Canada and Northern Europe as well, which shows that the warm climate factor to be a minor consideration.
This is why Scotland voted to remain part of the UK, part of the greater whole,
If the Jobs are there then they will move there but you need to remember much like Australian and Canadian immigration, Scotland wants educated immigrants and not ruffians, even if they will just end up doing menial Jobs.
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Australia & New Zealand also have tougher immigration laws & enforcement than Canada and the UK, and in Canada, Vancouver has been the prime destination for immigrants, due in part to its warmer climate and geographical location.
That being said, I think we are on the same page??? An independent Scotland would not attract many EU migrants primarily because it would not be an economic hub of Europe, but rather a small satellite state on the fringe.
I just think that its cold climate might also dissuade people from going, if there standard of living isn't going to drastically improve in comparison to other places they could go to in Europe, than why go?
I think that Scotland could attract a lot of high skilled labour from India & China like Canada does. Citizens in the EU just have to many comfy choices.