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The Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which centered its campaign on anti-immigrant rhetoric, is projected to win 29 percent of the vote, up from 25.6 percent four years ago and higher than pre-election polls. It has been the country’s largest party since 2003.

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[–] funkless_eck 1 points 10 months ago

I'm saying that the real immigration question is "how much money do you want to lose?"

immigrants are incredibly valuable, long term, to a country. You get someone who - even if they end up earning minimum wage - didn't cost you anything to birth, nurse, and raise, doesnt qualify for benefits but starts paying tax. Even just the savings on the cost of school itself probably makes an immigrant worth it monetarily.

Not only that but the marginal cost it does take, that would eat into those "profits", is then paid for by the fees an immigrant pays to emigrate.

That's why the only check is a fairly low income checkmark, so that the process remains profitable.