A vice president of a Swiss government party wants to charge European Union immigrants a fee if their arrival causes population density stress in Switzerland, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Bastian Benrath-Wright May 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM UTC Bookmark Save A vice president of a Swiss government party wants to charge European Union immigrants a fee if their arrival causes population density stress in Switzerland, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.
“Immigrants are settling into a ready-made nest in Switzerland,” lawmaker Andrea Caroni told SonntagsZeitung. “So we can ask them to pay something for that.”
