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.

  • sprack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    It’s most likely they mean to cap citizens. They still need cheap labor.

        • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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          4 days ago

          Not quite. Don’t ask me why but it’s a statistical term that also includes people with a class B permit, which is limited in term, but can be extended. It’s defined like this:

          The permanent resident population is the reference population for population statistics. As of 2010, the permanent resident population includes all Swiss nationals having their main place of residence in Switzerland and foreign nationals who have held a residence or permanent residence permit for a minimum of 12 months (permits B,C, L, F, S, N or FDFA permit-holding international civil servants, diplomats and their family members).

          Source: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/effectif-change.html