Title:	Country Profile 22 - Switzerland 2012
Other Titles:	Länderprofil 22 - Schweiz 2012
Authors:	Carrel, Noemi
Abstract:	Since the industrialization in the 19th century, Switzerland has been an attractive destination for immigrants. In 2009, foreign residents constituted 22.9 percent of the total population. Switzerland was thus host to more foreigners than many other European countries. Despite these facts, Switzerland has - for a long time - denied to be a country of immigration. Coherent integration policies have therefore been designed only in recent years. While conditions for immigration have been eased for EU citizens since the 1990s, immigration of third country citizens is currently limited to the highly qualified and family reunification.
Citations:	Focus Migration, Country Profile 22, Switzerland, eds.: Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies / Institut für Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien (IMIS) and German Agency for Civic Education / Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (bpb), editorial staff: Vera Hanewinkel and Jochen Oltmer, Osnabrück, 2012
URL:	https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-2013081411157
Subject Keywords:	Switzerland; Migration; Asylum; Migration policy; Schweiz; Migration; Asyl; Migrationspolitik
Issue Date:	14-Aug-2013
License name:	Namensnennung-NichtKommerziell-KeineBearbeitung 3.0 Unported
License url:	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Type of publication:	Einzelbeitrag in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift [article]
Appears in Collections:	IMIS Country Profiles

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