The minister marked the milestone with a visit to The Welcoming, a drop-in project in Edinburgh that provides English language lessons to refugees, as well as assistance with CV writing and form-filling, and a "Scotland for Newcomers" course, which explains issues from Brexit to independence, to people of about 60 different nationalities each year.
Whether you are a long-time student of the Jewish scriptures or a complete newcomer, this course will give you a new understanding of the fascinating roles that sacred texts have played in the rich history of Judaism.
Many of the newcomers attend courses on first aid and languages, as well as care for the elderly, retail or hospitality sector skills.
On top, Mr Nawijn proposed to charge euro6,000 ($5,940), half refundable if the newcomer completes the course.In Rotterdam, run by a "cabinet" that includes three from LR, two Liberals and two Christian Democrats, the big priority is security.
And of course newcomer Ookles will soon release their own product.
We are, of course, newcomers.
After years of newcomers to the course doing well, the last five renewals have been won by horses with previous experience of the big fences.
From there they could travel off across Europe - and, of course, newcomers could arrive directly on the college doorstep.
Of course, newcomers will be feted too.
Redgrave is, of course, no newcomer to leftwing causes, with her passion for the underdog sometimes leading her into strange waters.
