I was flipping channels the other day, and stoppd on the BBC News channel. They were having a piece about Switzerland and how the country is voting on whether or not to deport "foreigners" who committ criminal activities, like rape, burglary, murder, armed robbery, etc. Foreigners make up about 25% of Switzerland's population, but make up 81% of the prison population.
Apparently Switzerland has a history of deporting foreigners who commit crimes... so I'm not sure how this vote/law is different. It's been introduced by the right wing political party, and some people are upset about it. Apparently, even if you were born in Switzerland, if your parents were foreigners or your grandparents, you could still be deported. Even if you might face death or persecution at home. There's also a concern that people could be deported for relatively minor infractions.
It's interesting to see what is happening in Europe... France is deporting the Roma... Germany has given up on multiculturalism... and Switzerland is deporting foreigners who commit crimes... This right wing backlash is interesting... and scary... Wonder how far it will go...
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