Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here's what to know
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Switzerland votes on a population cap that could tighten immigration and put its EU free-movement agreement under pressure.

Switzerland will hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to cap its population at 10 million people.

If the measure is passed, Swiss officials will have to roll out measures to curb population growth until 2050.

Businesses have warned that limiting immigration will weigh on Switzerland’s growth and competitiveness.

    • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
      14·
      11 hours ago

      This is likely. They are sponsoring all kinds of extremism and separatism. Their biggest success to date was Brexit, but the rise of the neonazis in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, USA is not to be underestimated as well.

      They understand very well that they don’t have the faintest chance or even leverage against a united Europe/CA/NZ/AUS/USA. None at all. But divide us, and attack us one by one? Now that they can do. A single European country will have difficulties defending itself, be it economically or militarily.

      This is why we must remain united against these dictators. We obviously have many differences and quarrel amongst ourselvee, that is completely fine, as long as we stand together when it comes to saying “fuck off and then fuck off some more and then fuck of all the way and stay fucked off” to the dictators.

      • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Exactly. The ancient Romans already knew that, they use to say “divide et impera”, divide and conquer