Overpopulation: Swiss Public Television

Swiss public television: The decision follows a successful last-minute campaign by nationalist groups that stoked fears of overpopulation and rising numbers of Muslims in the Alpine nation. , according to CBC. Swiss public television SRF reported that some 50.3 percent of voters eventually backed the proposal to introduce quotas for all types of immigrants. About 49.7 percent voted against it, a difference of fewer than 30,000 votes. Support was particularly strong in rural areas, while cities such as Basel, Geneva and Zurich rejected the proposal. Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union. Opinion polls before the vote put opponents of the plan in the lead, but as ballot day neared the gap began to close. Swiss vote to ban new mosque minarets (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.