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Scotland 'will need 20,000 migrants' every year

Scotland needs to attract 20,000 immigrants a year to save the economy from collapse over the next 30 years, a government-backed report warns today.

Scotland needs to attract 20,000 immigrants a year to save the economy from collapse over the next 30 years, a government-backed report warns today.

The alternative is an impoverished future, with a shrinking younger workforce supporting an ageing population.