Swiss voters set to reject limits on immigration within the EU
Over half of Swiss voters oppose a controversial plan by right-wing populists to reimpose immigration quotas for European Union citizens, a poll showed Friday ahead of a referendum.
A total of 55 percent of those surveyed said they were against the measure on the table in a February 9 plebiscite, according to the survey released by public broadcaster SRG.
The proposal is the brainchild of the Swiss People's Party, the largest single force in parliament.
It claims the Swiss have lost the right to control their own immigration rules, with disastrous results for the economy and society such as undercutting local workers, driving up rents and land prices, and overburdening the health, education and transport systems.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140110/swiss-voters-set-reject-eu-migrant-quotas
Looks like a defeat on the horizon for the right in Switzerland.
