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| 'Brits should get job priority', suggests BBC poll of Scots | 'Brits should get job priority', suggests BBC poll of Scots |
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| Most Scots think job recruiters should give priority to British people over immigrants, a poll for the BBC shows. | Most Scots think job recruiters should give priority to British people over immigrants, a poll for the BBC shows. |
| The YouGov survey suggests Scots are more positive about the role of new arrivals in the economy than people across the rest of Britain. | The YouGov survey suggests Scots are more positive about the role of new arrivals in the economy than people across the rest of Britain. |
| But it points to a majority wishing to protect those who already live in Britain from competing for jobs. | But it points to a majority wishing to protect those who already live in Britain from competing for jobs. |
| The findings are part of the same poll that suggested 64% of Scots wanted to see the level of immigration reduced. | The findings are part of the same poll that suggested 64% of Scots wanted to see the level of immigration reduced. |
| One of the economic questions put to 1,100 Scottish-based people on the YouGov internet panel was whether employers should give priority to British people over immigrants when recruiting for jobs. | One of the economic questions put to 1,100 Scottish-based people on the YouGov internet panel was whether employers should give priority to British people over immigrants when recruiting for jobs. |
| The response showed 58% of Scots took that view, and 30% said there should not be special treatment for British people in jobs recruitment. | The response showed 58% of Scots took that view, and 30% said there should not be special treatment for British people in jobs recruitment. |
| The same question was put to a YouGov panel across Britain in February last year and the answer came back as 67% in favour of priority for British people and 20% for a level playing field. | The same question was put to a YouGov panel across Britain in February last year and the answer came back as 67% in favour of priority for British people and 20% for a level playing field. |
| The latest survey also asked whether people thought immigration was good or bad for the British economy. | The latest survey also asked whether people thought immigration was good or bad for the British economy. |
| It found that 36% said it was good and 37% answered that it was bad, with 19% saying it was neither. | It found that 36% said it was good and 37% answered that it was bad, with 19% saying it was neither. |
| The same question asked of a Britain-wide panel a year ago showed a much wider margin of people thought immigration was bad for the economy - 42% bad to 25% good, with 25% saying it was neither. | |
| As with other questions they were asked, the Scottish results pointed to a less negative attitude to immigration than Britain as a whole but the findings were not out of line. | As with other questions they were asked, the Scottish results pointed to a less negative attitude to immigration than Britain as a whole but the findings were not out of line. |
| Robert Wright, professor of economics at Strathclyde University, said there was a "mixed bag of empirical research" on whether immigration had a negative effect on pay. | Robert Wright, professor of economics at Strathclyde University, said there was a "mixed bag of empirical research" on whether immigration had a negative effect on pay. |
| He said there was some evidence of reducing wages at the lower end of the pay scale but he believed the strength of that negative effect had been "exaggerated". | He said there was some evidence of reducing wages at the lower end of the pay scale but he believed the strength of that negative effect had been "exaggerated". |
| Prof Wright told BBC Scotland: "In theory what immigration can do is grow your labour force. | Prof Wright told BBC Scotland: "In theory what immigration can do is grow your labour force. |
| "If your labour force is not growing you have to pay people more because there are fewer of them and it makes us less competitive. | "If your labour force is not growing you have to pay people more because there are fewer of them and it makes us less competitive. |
| "You have to have a growing labour force with the appropriate skills to get economic growth. | "You have to have a growing labour force with the appropriate skills to get economic growth. |
| "The labour market is the place where immigrants make the main contribution." | "The labour market is the place where immigrants make the main contribution." |
| Welcome to Scotland? | Welcome to Scotland? |
| You can also read: | You can also read: |
| Scots 'want immigration cut' - poll | Scots 'want immigration cut' - poll |
| Douglas Fraser's blog: Immigration: more or less? | Douglas Fraser's blog: Immigration: more or less? |
| Immigration: Charting Scotland's new arrivals in graphs | Immigration: Charting Scotland's new arrivals in graphs |
| Douglas Fraser on how Scotland has long dealt with immigration | Douglas Fraser on how Scotland has long dealt with immigration |
| Q&A: Why does immigration matter? | Q&A: Why does immigration matter? |
| How do we define immigration? | How do we define immigration? |
| David Watt, executive director of the Institute of Directors, said: "Business is very positive about immigration. | David Watt, executive director of the Institute of Directors, said: "Business is very positive about immigration. |
| "We have a shortage of labour generally and it is going to get worse by 2020 as the demographics of the population get worse. | "We have a shortage of labour generally and it is going to get worse by 2020 as the demographics of the population get worse. |
| "So we have a real problem about seeding the workforce of the future right now." | "So we have a real problem about seeding the workforce of the future right now." |
| Alp Mehmet, from pressure group Migration Watch UK, said it would be "too simplistic" to say immigrants came and took jobs from people born in Scotland. | Alp Mehmet, from pressure group Migration Watch UK, said it would be "too simplistic" to say immigrants came and took jobs from people born in Scotland. |
| But he said there was evidence of a "downward pressure" on income at the lower end of the salary scale. | But he said there was evidence of a "downward pressure" on income at the lower end of the salary scale. |
| Mr Mehmet told BBC Scotland: "I doubt very much that there is an economic case for immigration on a mass scale. | Mr Mehmet told BBC Scotland: "I doubt very much that there is an economic case for immigration on a mass scale. |
| "If we are talking about bringing in skills, the elements of the economy we are lacking, then of course you can do that. | "If we are talking about bringing in skills, the elements of the economy we are lacking, then of course you can do that. |
| "Low levels of managed migration are absolutely essential. There is nothing to stop Scotland doing that now." | "Low levels of managed migration are absolutely essential. There is nothing to stop Scotland doing that now." |
| He added: "Most people want sensible immigration. I am a first generation immigrant. I want sensible reasonable levels of immigration." | He added: "Most people want sensible immigration. I am a first generation immigrant. I want sensible reasonable levels of immigration." |