The Implementation of the Swiss Popular Initiative "Stop Mass Immigration" within the Swiss Federal Railways SBB
Abstract
On February 9th, 2014, the Swiss citizens voted in favour of the Swiss federal popular initiative “Stop Mass Immigration” launched by the national conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP) by a narrow majority of just over 50 percent. The initiative, which was aimed at limiting immigration into Switzerland, was successful after a particularly vigorous political campaign in which social and wage dumping in Switzerland were hotly debated. Some media have reported that an issue of immigration turned into one of unemployment
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