The parliamentary resolution on the mass immigration initiative is controversial. SP, FDP, Greens, GLP, and BDP have come to an agreement on a proposal for the implementation which will secure the agreement on free movement of persons with the EU, but which contradicts the wording and mandate of the constitutional article in the mass immigration initiative adopted by the electorate. CVP and SVP resisted the union in vain, arguing that the popular will is not being implemented correctly. In the final vote on Friday, the National Council voted to amend the revision proposal by 98 votes to 67 with 33 abstentions. The idea of quotas, which was anchored in the Federal Council's preliminary draft as a compromise solution, was completely rejected by the parliament. Instead, they are proposing a priority for unemployed persons of certain professional groups registered with the unemployment agency.
Author: Urs Haegi
