RURAL SCOTLAND DEMANDS HOME OFFICE RURAL VISAS AS UK CRACKS DOWN ON MIGRATION
The New York Times|17 hours ago
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Remote Scottish communities face acute labor shortages and depopulation that local businesses say are crippling seafood processing, hospitality, and healthcare. Scottish leaders propose targeted measures — a rural visa pilot and a Scottish graduate visa — but these clash with the UK Home Office’s broader push to reduce migration amid a harder national line fueled by Reform UK. The policy standoff risks accelerating service gaps and community decline unless exemptions or devolved immigration tools are approved.
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