# Popular Initiative "Against Mass Immigration" (2014)

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- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/popular-initiative-against-mass-immigration-2014/
- Short title: Against Mass Immigration (2014)
- Map id: 713
- Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Foreign policy
- Keywords: Inhabitants, migration
- Published: 2019-12-04
- Last revised: 2020-09-10
- Content language: English
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/volksinitiative-gegen-masseneinwanderung-2014.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/initiative-populaire-contre-limmigration-de-masse-2014.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/iniziativa-popolare-contro-limmigrazione-di-massa-2014.md)

## Description

### The proposal

The initiative calls for a change in the current system: the state should control all immigration. The number of residence permits for all foreigners would be limited by annual maximum numbers and quotas. Employers would have to give priority to Swiss nationals on the labour market. International treaties that contradict this would have to be renegotiated, including the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons.

### Results

The initiative was accepted by the electorate and the cantons.

Voter turnout: 56.6%
Votes in favour: 50.3%

## Sources

- Federal Chancellery (2014): Volksabstimmung vom 09.02.2014

## Data sources

- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): [Basiskarte 1:500.000](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- FSO (2019): [Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-1703030000_101/-/px-x-1703030000_101.px)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500)

## Data owners

- [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/)
- [Federal Chancellery](http://www.admin.ch)

## Citation

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> Atlas of Switzerland (2020): Popular Initiative "Against Mass Immigration" (2014). ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo, Federal Chancellery. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/popular-initiative-against-mass-immigration-2014/

## Variants

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- Cantons
  - 2014: `u=AmcAAwAA` (default)
- Communes
  - 2014: `u=AmcABQAA`

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