From Joshua Schwieso
Your special on Scottish independence argues that without continued immigration from Europe and beyond, Scotland will find it difficult to support an ageing population (31 May, p 12).
The same claim has been advanced by Europhiles with regard to other Western European societies, in the wake of growing support for political parties hostile to such migration.
These lead to continuing population growth, since because each generation of immigrants adopts the low birth rates of the indigenous population, they will need to be supported by further immigration.
This sounds to me neither sustainable nor sensible.
Spaxton, Somerset, UK
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