tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post115773980375192751..comments2024-01-18T10:54:54.459+00:00Comments on Iain Macwhirter Now and Then: The immigrants are welcome hereiain macwhirterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486911281896217461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-1160533294355439682006-10-11T03:21:00.000+01:002006-10-11T03:21:00.000+01:00One wonders why Mr McWhirter has failed to notice ...One wonders why Mr McWhirter has failed to notice that the biggest influx of immigrants in Scottish history has come at the same time as the biggest emigration numbers since 1952..<BR/><BR/>Of course the People emigrating have to be skilled,educated and productive members of their new society.<BR/><BR/>The people from Eastern Europe coming to Scotland are certainly neither skilled nor educated although they are extremely cheap (If Scotland wants to compete against 2nd world countries for cheap labour then it will become a 2nd world country).<BR/><BR/>What Scotland is doing is exporting the People that are needed for a 21st century economy and importing people for a 19th century economy.<BR/><BR/>Hardly good newsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-1158680245405968862006-09-19T16:37:00.000+01:002006-09-19T16:37:00.000+01:00Interesting article. I agree. As a polish immigran...Interesting article. I agree. As a polish immigrant I must also say that I have never expirienced hostility in Scotland. I find Scots very friendly and supportive. I think it also depends on the immigrants. There are polish immigrants who don't know how to behave and no wonder that people are negative towards them. I think most of people are kind to us if we are kind to them and it works in any place on earth. P.S. It would take you about a year to learn basic polish. Best greetings...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com