Immigration Debate Does Not End With a Lost Population Cap

BERN - Party leaders spent Monday assigning meaning to Sunday's 45.21 percent yes on a population cap. SVP speakers called it a warning that housing and congestion remain unsolved. City executives called it a refusal to govern by ceiling. Both pointed at the same vacancy figures.

The EU agreements package, with its safeguard clause on immigration, will now be read as either a safety valve or a loophole, depending on the speaker. Autumn will not be abstract.

Labour still crosses at dawn

Chiasso and Geneva will not notice a legal change this week. They will notice the next hiring freeze, if there is one. Our border labour file is here.