THE Scottish Government will publish the next independence white paper shortly focusing on migration policy, the Sunday National understands.
The new white paper will set out how Scotland can benefit from having control over immigration policies
And it is expected the new white paper will set out how Scotland can benefit both socially and economically from migration policies after independence. However, this represented the slowest rate of growth in the UK and without migration, the population would have fallen by almost 50,000.
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