Immigrant poll for Switzerland

A REFERENDUM will take place in Switzerland on a proposal to introduce annual quotas for immigrants, the government said yesterday.

A campaign group called Stop Mass Immigration has gathered the required 100,000 signatures to force a vote.

The nationalist Swiss People’s Party has promoted the campaign with posters of black boots marching onto the Swiss flag.

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The plan foresees caps for all types of foreigners living and working in Switzerland. It also calls for Swiss citizens to receive priority for new jobs and limits on the types of social services foreigners can use.

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