The town whose council wants migrants to move in
Greenock wants to attract immigrants to settle in the town and reverse its declining population.
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"Immigrants will come when there is work."
— Christianah Omilana , Other
"If the local council can provide [jobs], everything in Greenock will change, because people [from Africa] would like to come."
— Sunday , Other
"It's a ghost town."
— Tiffany , Other
Key People
Owner of Anik African Store, who moved to the UK in 2021.
First Minister of Scotland and member of the Scottish National Party.
A resident who recently moved to Greenock from Devon.
A mother of one who has moved back to Greenock to raise her child.
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Greenock wants to attract immigrants to settle in the town and reverse its declining population.
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