New Scots was a term used by the Scottish government to describe people of any background who have immigrated to Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It was sometimes used to describe people born in Scotland to immigrant parents. An example of its use would be in a 2006 National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland

The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter...

 exhibition or in the Scottish Government's Fresh Talent Initiative

Fresh Talent Initiative

The Fresh Talent Initiative is a Scottish Government policy framework to encourage people to settle in Scotland. The initiative was launched in February 2004 by then First Minister, Jack McConnell as a way of countering the 'biggest challenge facing Scotland' of its falling population.Since...

to encourage people to settle in Scotland. It is rarely used by the Scottish people and has not entered everyday use.