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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Most Scots have never met a refugee – and overestimate how many are in UK, poll finds

Most Scots have never met a refugee and most think asylum seekers get more support than they do, a poll has shown (Image: Jane Barlow)

THE majority of Scots have never knowingly come into contact with a refugee, a fresh poll has shown, as campaigners call for more action to heal division and build understanding on the 75th anniversary of a UN convention.

On 28 July 1951, in response to the millions displaced by the horrors of the First and Second World Wars, world leaders pledged to protect the rights and dignity of people fleeing persecution.

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