Europe Clashes Over Immigration
Switzerland’s Primal Scream
In voting to restrict immigration, the Swiss joined a larger, Europe-wide trend of national electorates rejecting the EU, rebelling against the political establishment, and asserting their mastery over their own national fate. EU member states can’t hold similar referenda on the free movement of peoples within the Eurozone, of course. But what if they could?
Published: Feb 11, 2014