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Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

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Topic: Migration and freedom of movement

Attitudes towards migration, the freedom of movement provisions and related policies. This section also covers attitudes towards the immigration policy that the UK should adopt now that it has left the EU, including data collected by the Future of Britain project.

To what extent do you agree or disagree that overall, immigrants bring new ideas and/or boost innovation in Scotland?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


To what extent do you agree or disagree that overall, immigrants help to fill jobs for which it’s hard to find workers in Scotland?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


To what extent do you agree or disagree that overall, immigrants take jobs away from workers in Scotland?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


To what extent do you agree or disagree that overall, immigrants are a burden on our welfare system?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


To what extent do you agree or disagree that overall, immigrants have a positive impact on the Scottish economy?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


On a scale of 0 to 10, has migration had a positive or negative impact on Scotland? 

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


Do you think the number of immigrants coming to Scotland nowadays should be increased a lot, increased a little, remain the same as it is, reduced a little, or reduced a lot?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


Do you think students attending UK universities should be allowed to bring their family with them from abroad when they move to the UK?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


Do you think transport workers (such as train and bus drivers) should be allowed to bring their family with them from abroad when they move to the UK?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


Do you think teachers and lecturers should be allowed to bring their family with them from abroad when they move to the UK?

29 February 2024 Question Migration and freedom of movement


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