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Swiss miss out on chance to save their nation from immigrant invasion

Rural voters backed the Swiss People's Party cap, but city dwellers and business lobbies feared EU trade consequences

By Simon Hankinson Fox News

Published June 23, 2026 9:00am EDT

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Snow caps, yes: people caps, no. In a national referendum this week, the people of Switzerland voted against a hard cap of 10 million on the population. The vote was called by the conservative Swiss People’s Party in an effort to control the country’s population growth, which is driven entirely by immigration.

Switzerland is a unicorn among the world’s nations: a successful multilingual state. The country was forged in the medieval and early modern wars of Europe, where its cantons of German, Italian, French and Romansh speakers joined together to form a federal union to defend itself against the powerful monarchies around it.

Hemmed in by mountains, the Swiss had natural protection. But they augmented it through military preparedness and a reputation for producing tough fighters. Since 1506, the Pope has been protected today by the Swiss Guard, which has now evolved into an agency combining police, security and investigation functions.

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