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Switzerland isn't closed off to immigration and working on clamping down with all their might, I wonder where you got that impression. It's the opposite. It al
by repolfx 8y ago
Switzerland isn't closed off to immigration and working on clamping down with all their might, I wonder where you got that impression.
It's the opposite. It allows unlimited immigration from the EU. The people voted against that it's true, but the government ignored the referendum and implemented a local worker preference instead. But with unemployment very low anyway, it is easy to argue you could not find a Swiss person to do the work, so this is effectively the same as doing nothing.
- Annatar 8y agoThere are plenty of elder Swiss who’d gladly work if they only had the opportunity but are ausgesteuert instead, so there can be no argument about not being able to find the natives to do the work. Finding someone malleable and willing to work for peanuts is the issue here, not a lack of qualified domestic work force. The 7000 contingency limit clause for EU citizens has been triggered, and we know how the last referendum went. Foreigners are a burning topic. Try getting a B-permit from outside of Switzerland; it’s akin to winning the lottery. Whoever got in, got in. The way is shut, and the Swiss keep it.
- repolfx 8y agoWas there ever a time when B-permits were easy to get outside the country? I had to come in on an L and convert, most people I know also had that experience. I agree that immigration is a hot topic. However I'm not sure what difference more referendums will make if the government feels free to ignore them. Perhaps they'll have a change of heart.