Immigration Refendum in the Land of Chocolate
AP reports that First projections about a Swiss referendum on a proposal to cap immigration indicate voters are deeply divided on the issue. The polling organization gfs.bern found that that 50 percent had voted in favor of the referendum and 50 percent against it. If approved, the measure would impose an absolute limit on the number of foreigners who can move to Switzerland each year. It would require the Swiss government to renegotiate treaties with the European Union on the free movement of workers.
UPDATE (2/10): Swiss voters passed the “Stop Mass Immigration” referendum by a narrow 50.5 percent vote.
KJ
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