In Switzerland, the federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" (German: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative "Gegen Masseneinwanderung", French:...

about 1.5 million people, 60% of the Swiss population with immigrant background, or close to 20% of total Swiss population.[citation needed] The current...

Popular initiatives were introduced as a tool at the federal level in the 1891 partial revision of the Swiss Federal Constitution. Between 1893 and 2014, out...

votes in favour. Shortly after the Swiss voted in February 2014 in favour of tighter controls on immigration, the Swiss government informed the EU and Croatia...

membership for Switzerland. In the February 2014 Swiss immigration referendum, a federal popular initiative "against mass immigration", Swiss voters narrowly...

the voters on 30 November 2014, who rejected it (74.1% NO votes). The initiative proposes to insert two articles into the Swiss Federal Constitution: reduction...

is the second major anti-immigration initiative supported by the SVP in the last decade. The 2014 Swiss immigration initiative passed with a narrow majority...

February 2014, 50.3% of Swiss voters approved a ballot initiative launched by the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) to restrict immigration. This initiative was...

in Swiss research on the SVP.". Bayer, Lili (19 October 2023). "Switzerland election: 'immigration and energy security' issues boost populist Swiss People's...

these young men were only planning on staying in Switzerland temporarily, however, revised Swiss immigration laws in the 1970s permitted family regrouping...

Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) was an initiative, launched in 2004, to provide automated clearance through UK immigration for certain frequent...

February 2024. "Ecopop referendum: Swiss reject immigration curbs". 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015. "Swiss Voters Reject Measure Forcing SNB...

Modern history of Switzerland Demographics of Switzerland Semidirect democracy Federal popular initiative Referendum, List of Swiss federal referendums...

federal popular initiative "For the Expulsion of Criminal Foreigners," also known as the "expulsion initiative," is a Swiss popular initiative approved by...

2010, Swiss voters approved the deportation of criminal foreigners and in February 2014, the federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" was...

(2000–2006: 0.69%), mostly due to immigration. In 2007 the population grew at a much higher 1.1% rate, again mostly due to immigration. For 2008, the population...

of shareholders in Swiss public companies to determine executive pay 9 February 2014: principle of immigration quotas 8 May 2014: prohibition of convicted...

episodes for The Colbert Report in 2014, the final year of the series. The final episode aired on December 18, 2014. "Late Night Lineups". Interbridge...

automated immigration clearance on subsequent trips to Singapore. Under the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)’s Automated Clearance Initiative (ACI)...

Zealand Institute. The Initiative’s main areas of focus include economic policy, housing, education, local government, welfare, immigration and fisheries. Economist...

Didier (2013). "Obtaining Party Positions on Immigration in Switzerland: Comparing Different Methods". Swiss Political Science Review. 19: 84–105. doi:10...

the Swiss military. The EDU supported the successful Swiss minaret ban, and the successful federal popular initiative "Against mass immigration". In...

increasingly eurosceptic and anti-immigration agenda. In 2014, they launched a popular initiative titled "Against mass immigration" that was narrowly accepted...

movement in Switzerland. Operation Libero was launched in the aftermath of the acceptance of the Swiss immigration referendum in October 2014 by members...

Voting in Switzerland (called votation) is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. The history of voting...

data from Swiss Federal Statistics Office aged 20–39; data from Swiss Federal Statistics Office "Swiss approve foreign criminal initiative". SWI swissinfo...

on immigration and army. In 2017, he voted to ban use of niqab (full face covering) worn by Muslim women. Same year, he supported an immigration law...

reducing immigration. In addition, it supported a strict implementation of the 2014 Swiss immigration referendum, which aimed to limit immigration through...

for enrollment into the Automated Clearance Initiative. ABTC holders are eligible to use automated immigration clearance lanes upon arrival and departure...

1940) is a Swiss industrialist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Swiss People's Party...