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Jun 9, 2009 · ARTICLE: Nearly 40 percent of Switzerland's 1.6 million foreign residents come from countries outside the European Union. Julie Schindall examines the latest data on this population, integration indicators and policies, and political rhetoric and public opinion.
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Until the 19th century, Switzerland was a country of emigration. Thereafter, it gradually became a country of immigration. Industrialization spurred immigration especially in the second half of the 19th century. In 1888, for the first time the Swiss census displayed positive net migration in Switzerland.Zur Auflösung der FußnoteDuring the First Wor...
After the Second World War, labour shortages led to the establishment of a bilateral recruitment agreement with Italy in 1948. It marked the beginning of massive immigration flows. Henceforth, Swiss migration policy aimed at recruiting foreign labour due to labour shortages against the backdrop of a booming economy, while at the same time preventin...
Switzerland’s first asylum law entered into force in 1981. Ever since, numerous amendments have been made to the asylum law Zur Auflösung der Fußnote, all tending to restrict the right to asylum – or at least to restrict access to possibilities to claim this right. In 2020, 11,041 asylum applications were registered in Switzerland compared to 14,26...
Migration will remain a contentious issue in Switzerland in the future as well. Almost 40 per cent of Switzerland’s permanent resident population have a migration background, a quarter of the permanent resident population are foreign citizens although many of them have been living in Switzerland for decades or were even born and raised here. This i...
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Dec 15, 2020 · Switzerland’s immigration policies - which include “one of the longest and strictest residency requirements in Europe” - “encourage the public to see immigrants as foreigners and not fully as equals and neighbours," according to the study by the EU-sponsored Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX). These policies “do not provide ...
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Apr 10, 2024 · They say there are many arguments in favour of an open immigration policy, such as the lack of qualified labour and the ageing population in Switzerland.
In 2021, Switzerland received 123 000 new immigrants on a long-term or permanent basis (including changes of status), 4.1% more than in 2020. This figure comprises 76.6% immigrants benefitting from free mobility, 1.9% labour migrants, 11.8% family members (including accompanying family) and 6.6% humanitarian migrants.
Feb 9, 2014 · February 9, 2014. 4 min read. As established constitutional democracies, Switzerland and the United States have a track record of exchanging ideas and adopting each other's policies. Consider 1787, when the founders of the American republic were inspired by Switzerland's system as they were drafting the Constitution.
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Nearly 40 percent of Switzerland's 1.6 million foreign residents come from countries outside the European Union. Julie Schindall examines the latest data on this population, integration indicators and policies, and political rhetoric and public opinion.
