Swiss referendum on stricter asylum laws

Thierry Meyer hopes that a very large majority's approbation of new laws on immigration will calm people down. "This could be the really good outcome of a campaign that has reflected not only the confirmed polarisation within our political sphere, but also the visible dismay of a population that, following the whole of Europe's example, is struggling to understand the confusing evolution of the world-wide flow of immigration. Why believe in an appeasement? Firstly, the clear-cut results prevent any nit-picking around the policy that ought to be followed. In addition, a clear base from which to build global policy on immigration and integration can be built. The nationalist right-wing's visceral tendency to always ask for more can be felt. But it has perhaps filled its bag up and played its role. ...Now, after this limpid vote, how to demand a subsequent toughening-up without slipping into xenophobic policy?"

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