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:*'''Assisted emigrants'''. From 1815 to 1900, qualified emigrants received '''passage money or land grants''' in the destination country as an alternative to receiving poor relief. Many Scots from the Highlands emigrated to Canada in this manner. After 1840, New Zealand and Australia offered money for land grants to skilled workers to encourage immigrants. | :*'''Assisted emigrants'''. From 1815 to 1900, qualified emigrants received '''passage money or land grants''' in the destination country as an alternative to receiving poor relief. Many Scots from the Highlands emigrated to Canada in this manner. After 1840, New Zealand and Australia offered money for land grants to skilled workers to encourage immigrants. | ||
:*'''Latter-day Saints'''. Beginning in about 1840, many Scottish Latter-day Saints emigrated to the United States. Most settled in Utah. For more information, see [[Utah Emigration and Immigration]] and [[Latter-day Saint Online Genealogy Records|Latter-day Saint Online Genealogy Records:Emigration and Immigration]]. | :*'''Latter-day Saints'''. Beginning in about 1840, many Scottish Latter-day Saints emigrated to the United States. Most settled in Utah. For more information, see [[Utah Emigration and Immigration]] and [[Latter-day Saint Online Genealogy Records|Latter-day Saint Online Genealogy Records:Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
*Immigration since World War II has given Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee small '''South Asian communities'''. | |||
*In 2011, there were an estimated 49,000 ethnically '''Pakistani people''' living in Scotland, making them the largest non-White ethnic group. | |||
*Since the enlargement of the European Union more people from ''Central and Eastern Europe''' have moved to Scotland, and the 2011 census indicated that 61,000 '''Poles''' live there.<ref>"Scotland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland#Demographics, accessed 17 June 2021.</ref> | |||
====Scottish Diaspora==== | ====Scottish Diaspora==== | ||
The Scottish diaspora includes: | The Scottish diaspora includes: | ||