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The federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" (, , (イタリア語: Iniziativa popolare "Contro l'immigrazione di massa")) is a Swiss federal popular initiative. It aims to limit immigration through quotas,〔 (Initiative populaire fédérale « contre l'immigration de masse » ), admin.ch (page visited on 9 February 2014).〕 as it had been before the bilateral treaties between Switzerland and the European Union. The proposal was launched by the national conservative Swiss People's Party and was accepted by a majority of the electorate (50.3%, a difference of 19,526 votes) and a majority of the cantons (14.5 out of 23; 12 of 20 full cantons plus five of six half cantons) on 9 February 2014. This initiative was mostly backed by rural (57.6% approvals), suburban (51.2% approvals), and isolated cities (51.3% approvals) of Switzerland as well as by a strong majority (69.2% approvals) in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, while metropolitan centers (58.5% rejection) and the French-speaking part (58.5% rejection) of Switzerland rejected it. ==Context== As of 2014, 23.4% of Switzerland's population are foreigners (Germany: 9%). The net immigration is 80,000 people per year, 1% of the total population (three times more than e.g. in Germany, four times more than in the U.S.). Every year 30,000 – 40,000 receive Swiss nationality (this represents a ''per capita'' rate of about three times that of both Germany and the United States).〔(Acquisition of Swiss citizenship ), last 5 years, Swiss Federal Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 February 2014.〕〔(Einbürgerungen von Ausländern gesamt und nach Geschlecht, 2000–2012 )〕〔(Schweizer gegen Zuwanderung: Europas mutigste Demokraten ), ''Der Spiegel'', 11 February 2014.〕〔(Naturalization Fact Sheet ), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2012-10-24.〕 According to the European Commission about 1 million EU citizens live in Switzerland and another 230,000 cross the border daily for work, while 430,000 Swiss live in the EU. Immigrant workers make up a large part of the Swiss workforce in several industries. Scienceindustries, the Swiss association of chemical, pharma, and biotech businesses, emphasized that they rely on highly qualified workers from outside Switzerland to keep an edge over their competitors, and that 45% out of 67,000 people that its member companies employ in Switzerland are from abroad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Swiss Vote to Curb Immigration Could Hamper Research )〕 In 2002, the Swiss People's Party launched a federal popular initiative "against asylum abuse" that was rejected by 50.1% of voters (with a difference of 4,208 votes).〔 "Un résultat plus serré qu'en 1992 pour l'EEE", ''Le Temps'', p. 4, Monday 10 February 2014.〕 In 2009, the referendum on biometric passports required by the Schengen Agreement was also accepted by 50.1% of voters (with a difference of 5,680 votes).〔 More recently, the Swiss People's Party had successfully launched federal popular initiatives "against the construction of minarets" (2009, 57.5%) and "for the expulsion of criminal foreigners" (2010, 52.3%). Some news commentators claim that the federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" contravenes bilateral treaties between Switzerland and the European Union that guarantee the free movement of persons introduced in 2007 following a referendum in 2000.〔("Swiss immigration: 50.3% back quotas, final results show" ), BBC News, 9 February 2014 (page visited on 10 February 2014).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swiss immigration referendum, February 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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