As UK Tries to Curb Immigration, Rural Scotland Looks to Attract Foreign Workers NYT | Top Stories Stephen Castle 4 November 2025 at 18:11 Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations. © Andrew Testa for The New York TimesWorkers sorting shellfish at Scot West Seafoods, in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, in June.