Free movement: immigration is an opportunity for Switzerland

On the one hand, there is the SVP, which in recent days has multiplied alarmist messages on Facebook: “There will be 200,000 more inhabitants in Switzerland this year: mass immigration continues, with devastating consequences for Switzerland. “environment, infrastructure and finances of our country”, worries the party chaired by Marco Chiesa. On the other hand, there is the economic reality. This Thursday, the State Secretariat for the Economy (Seco) published the report of the Observatory on the free movement of persons (LCP). “Switzerland has benefited greatly from the LCP. Despite this policy of openness, we are suffering from a shortage of manpower,” said Secretary of State Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch. Immigration is therefore much more of an opportunity than a threat.