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by bpires 3818 days ago
Referendums don't really solve anything. Here are some of the questionable ones that have passed:

1.Minarets can no longer be built in Switzerland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_minaret_referendum,_2009 2. Immigration quotas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_immigration_referendum,_...

I'm not an european citizen, have a job offer to work in a big tech company in Zurich and will not be able to get a visa even though I've got my Bachelors and Masters degree in Europe. Since the referendum passed, they're now requiring 3 years full-time work experience regardless of which education degree you hold.

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Well, they're voting for their own Swiss issues, not even european (as in "EU european") issues. Political correctness aside, I don't think they're questionable.