Swiss Referendum for Better Life and Tightening Immigration
9 February 2014 By Abi Giwa
A better life (Courtesy:mdjunction.com)
Immigration enthusiasts may have been paying attention to developments in Switzerland, where a referendum will determine whether or not residents will receive monthly stipends.
Just as the news of the referendum published by the BBC may have triggered immigrants' interest in eyeing Switzerland for a better life, observers view the vote in the country for tightening immigration - that immediately follows the referendum news - as discouraging.
Like other countries that are buoyant and are discouraging immigration, the Swiss 50.3 percent vote in favor of curbing immigration has reportedly defeated the Swiss-EU agreement on freedom of movement and puts the country among rich countries shutting its doors against immigration liberalization, based on peoples' wish.
The Swiss immigration tightening vote has made skeptics doubt positive outcome for the monthly stipend's referendum aimed at putting cash in the pocket of all registered residents, whether they work or not. Observers are saying that if the referendum passes, the country will face a deluge of migrants' interest in the country despite the immigration tightening vote. The world is seen as a stage where the need to seek and run for a better life determines migration.
Apart from Switzerland, other countries like Britain and Norway have been working to discourage immigration from poor countries, believing that shutting their doors against the poor is a way to discourage poverty migration and protect their welfare programs. Also in the United States, the odds against liberal immigration has become an issue for a mid-term election between the Democratic Party and the Republicans. Recently, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner of Ohio, reportedly said that immigration overhaul may be unrealistic in 2014.
Just as the news of the referendum published by the BBC may have triggered immigrants' interest in eyeing Switzerland for a better life, observers view the vote in the country for tightening immigration - that immediately follows the referendum news - as discouraging.
Like other countries that are buoyant and are discouraging immigration, the Swiss 50.3 percent vote in favor of curbing immigration has reportedly defeated the Swiss-EU agreement on freedom of movement and puts the country among rich countries shutting its doors against immigration liberalization, based on peoples' wish.
The Swiss immigration tightening vote has made skeptics doubt positive outcome for the monthly stipend's referendum aimed at putting cash in the pocket of all registered residents, whether they work or not. Observers are saying that if the referendum passes, the country will face a deluge of migrants' interest in the country despite the immigration tightening vote. The world is seen as a stage where the need to seek and run for a better life determines migration.
Apart from Switzerland, other countries like Britain and Norway have been working to discourage immigration from poor countries, believing that shutting their doors against the poor is a way to discourage poverty migration and protect their welfare programs. Also in the United States, the odds against liberal immigration has become an issue for a mid-term election between the Democratic Party and the Republicans. Recently, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner of Ohio, reportedly said that immigration overhaul may be unrealistic in 2014.
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