While it is admirable that you and Prettybird have this sentiment, have you thought through the realities of significant immigration?
Yes, it's the cornerstone of the independence campaign and is regularly talked about, with specifics on infrastructure, housing, jobs and what would be needed.
In particular, does it have the wholehearted support of a more than significant majority of Scots and even more important that the Scottish Parliament are fully behind this, in both the will to make the necessary accommodation and the funds to do it?
Again yes, Nicola Sturgeon is open about the fact that as a small nation we need immigration and value the diversity of Scottish society. There are pockets of resentment, mostly from unionists I have to say, but in the main Scotland as a people want to encourage immigration and a richly diverse society because to reject it is inward looking and the polar opposite of progressive.
The MSM in England are keen to paint Scottish nationalists as anti English, as ignorant and xenophobic, because it suits their agenda.
It is, however, unmitigated bullshit.
Scotland encourages immigration, it's taken more than it's share per capita of refugees from the middle east too, and thrives on immigration.
There isn't the housing shortage up here to the extent there is in England, and the education system and NHS while far from perfect are in a stronger position than in other areas of the UK (as evidenced by inspections, results and statistics).
It's easy and lazy to paint Scotland as the poor relation begging for scraps at the table of the English. But it's just not true.
There are campaign groups for Indy 2 run by English people who have made Scotland their home, the marches for independence often have the St George's cross among the flags along with several other nations.
Scotland wants and needs immigration, and we want to be part of the EU.
Did Nicola's open letter to EU nationals living in Scotland not make it to the MSM? I'm not even slightly surprised.