Left wingers urge Swiss to reject immigration curbs

By Caroline Copley BERNE (Reuters) - Drastically limiting immigration in Switzerland would isolate the country by damaging its ties with the European Union, left-wing groups said on Monday, calling on voters to reject the proposal. Swiss voters will decide in a referendum on Nov. 30 whether they want to cap immigration at just 0.2 percent of the resident population or the equivalent of 16,000 people per year. In 2013, net immigration was five times greater at 82,800, according to the office for national statistics. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1q2XzGA