Nicola Sturgeon calls for Scotland to have own immigration powers
(WorldNews Politics)

Nicola Sturgeon has called for Scotland to have its own visa and immigration strategy to deal with the country´s falling birth rate and the impacts of Brexit. The first minister urged the UK government to start talks on devolving migration powers to the Scottish parliament, to allow it to introduce a flexible `Scottish visa` without the tight restrictions in force across the rest of the UK. Holyrood would scrap the hefty application fees, salary threshold and employer sponsorship required by the Home Office, she said. This regional model is already used by Canadian provinces and Australian states. Sturgeon said the prime...