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As a Scot I'm deeply embarrassed about how these men were treated. Unfortunately, although Scotland has a devolved parliament, immigration and border control is
by teh_klev 10y ago
As a Scot I'm deeply embarrassed about how these men were treated. Unfortunately, although Scotland has a devolved parliament, immigration and border control isn't a devolved power. I'd like to think that if these powers were devolved, or in an independent Scotland, the Scottish equivalent of the UK Borders Agency/Home Office would have treated these folks far more sympathetically.
Whilst nowhere near as horrific as Azad and his colleagues experience, there's currently a high profile story in the press about an Australian couple and their son who've lived here since 2011. The UK government changed the visa rules and now want to kick them out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-36387513 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-3638...
One day I hope we can gain these powers and treat law abiding guests in our country with much better respect.