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== Immigration to Scotland  ==
Immigration into Scotland has included people from elsewhere in the British Isles and from Continental Europe. Specific immigrant groups include:
*refugees from wars (such as the French Revolution)
*refugees from religious persecution (such as Huguenots and Jews).
*job seekers influenced of industrial development (particularly in the nineteenth century)
*refugees from  the Irish Potato Famine




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