No fewer than 41% of Swiss people perceive the migration situation as very worrying, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos for Le Temps.
Older people and people in German-speaking Switzerland are more worried than the youth and those living in French-speaking Switzerland.
The idea of bringing in more foreign workers from outside the EU was rejected by 49% of those polled. Taking in more migrants to deal with the labour shortage and train them was no more appealing (54% rejected). Nor do respondents want the government to force the cantons to open asylum centres (53%). A majority (59%) thought that granting a time-limited protected status to Ukrainian refugees was justified, but 27% thought that this status should end.
The Swiss People’s Party is the party seen as best placed to resolve the migration issue, which will influence the vote of 66% of Swiss voters. Of those surveyed, 28% of put the right-wing party in the lead on migration issues, ahead of the Social Democrats (14%) and the Radicals (10%), while 26% of had no confidence in any party.
This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. You can find them here.
If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.
Swiss invention: 90-year anniversary of first T-bar ski lift
This content was published on
On Monday it will be 90 years since the world’s first T-bar ski lift went into service in Davos. This Swiss invention was an instant success.
Iran summons Swiss ambassador over US and Italy arrests
This content was published on
Iran has summoned the Swiss ambassador, who represents US interests, to protest against the arrest in the US and Italy of two Iranians.
Swisscom receives greenlight for acquisition of Vodafone Italia
This content was published on
The takeover of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom is nearing completion. All relevant authorities have now approved the €8 billion (CHF7.45 billion) deal.
Novo Nordisk stock market plunge drags down Swiss device maker Ypsomed
This content was published on
The Danish pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, faced setbacks on Friday that weighed on the share price of Swiss injection device manufacturer Ypsomed.
Swiss press react to EU deal with mix of euphoria and scepticism
This content was published on
Swiss media reaction to the agreement between Switzerland and the EU varies widely. Some are celebrating, while others worry about what is to come.
Swiss Solidarity donations to tackle child abuse top CHF4 million
This content was published on
Swiss Solidarity, the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), has raised over CHF4 million ($4.3 million) to tackle child abuse.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.