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how would that even work? mandatory contraception or something?

If the population hits 10 million they would try to limit the freedom of movement agreement with the eu, which means they would lose free trade with the eu. Kind of like brexit.

The birth rate in Switzerland (just as in many highly developed countries) is already way below 2.1 children per woman, which would be required to sustain the population. Any population growth comes from immigrants. Xenophobic people are scared by that.

I am an immigrant to Switzerland.

Switzerland has undergone an enormous transformation in just a few decades due to immigration. You don’t have to be “xenophobic” to be sceptical of this massive change.

Sorry, but it’s not xenophobic to care about your culture and not want it to shift too fast. The left’s inability to grasp this is part of why right populism has taken hold all over the world over the last decade.

It's just a buzzword to say limit immigration with rising population.

I'll leave out my opinion on the topic but Switzerland has become noticeably more crowded in the last 20 years.

I was surprised to learn that Switzerland's population is still that small.

Your opinion is showing

I expected this comment to be made anyways, so I didn't even bother rephrasing.

If it helps you, I don't support the initiative. Doesn't change the fact that rental property is scarse, public transport is full and children/teacher ratio is horrendous.

Immigration and naturalization restrictions.

So if they hit ten million do they start kicking people out for every native baby born?

Switzerland's fertility rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 babies / woman since the 1970s. There is zero chance of births pushing it above the 10M count. If anything, immigration is the sole reason the Swiss aren't going extinct.

No, they just stop accepting immigrants.

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