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JI7

(89,172 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 02:34 AM Sep 2014

Scotland Immigrants Support Independence

immigrant communities in Scotland are more likely to identify as Scottish than immigrants in other parts of the UK do as part of those communities. there seems to be something about Scotland which makes them more open to diversity compared with the Brits.


<On the south side of Glasgow, in the heartland of Scotland's Asian community, support for independence from the United Kingdom is strong as this week's referendum nears.

Colorful displays of "Yes" posters outnumber those backing the "Better Together" campaign. Talk on the street is of opportunity and a chance to create a fairer country more welcoming to immigrants.

Across Scotland, there are about 140,000 people who class themselves as Asian Scots, along with about 30,000 Africans, 7,000 Caribbeans, 55,000 Poles and 160,000 other non-British EU citizens eligible to vote in the landmark referendum. These "New Scots" represent more than 4 percent of the population. With the polls putting the debate neck-and-neck just days before Thursday's vote, their views could be critical.

Overall, 94 percent of those from ethnic communities born in Scotland identify as being Scottish rather than British — likely giving independence forces a boost.>

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_26528838/immigrants-scotland-crucial-independence-vote

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Scotland Immigrants Support Independence (Original Post) JI7 Sep 2014 OP
I see a lot of support for it over there Warpy Sep 2014 #1

Warpy

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1. I see a lot of support for it over there
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 05:17 AM
Sep 2014

among the foul mouthed knitters I hang out with. They know it will be a while before they're actually a nation instead of an appendage but the feeling is "if not now, then probably never."
They're tired of London rule and want to try something else.

Resentment over the offshore oil profits disappearing into London and not benefiting anyone in Scotland has been building for a few decades. Add the propaganda war England has been waging against independence and they're pissing off even more people.

It's really hard to tell what is going to happen, how many people will flip a coin, how many people who are for independence will suddenly get cold feet. Scots are Celtic people and great at carrying grudges. We'll just have to wait and see if all the grudges combined make for a picturesque but weak new nation.

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