Switzerland Almost a third of the Swiss permanent resident population was born abroad. The majority of foreigners residing permanently in Switzerland are Italian, German, Portuguese and French nationals. Switzerland also has the highest Potential Net Migration Index of any European country by a large margin, at +150\% according to a 2010 Gallup study; this means that out of an estimated 700 million potential migrants worldwide, about 12 million (150\% of Swiss resident population) would name Switzerland as their most desired country of residence. Based on a poll of close to 350,000 adults in 148 countries answering the question Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer to continue living in this country?, if answered in the affirmative followed by To which country would you like to move? Open-ended, one response allowed.%DIFDELCMD < ] %%% Around 163'000 people migrated to Switzerland in 2020, making immigration the largest contributor to population growth .
Switzerland %DIFDELCMD < ] %%% During the 1990s under Christoph Blocher, the Swiss People's Party started to focus increasingly on issues such as Euroscepticism and opposition to mass immigration. In 2014, they launched a popular initiative titled "Against mass immigration" that was narrowly accepted. They are currently the largest party in the National Council with 53 seats .
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Almost a third of the Swiss permanent resident population was born abroad. The majority of foreigners residing permanently in Switzerland are Italian, German, Portuguese and French nationals. Switzerland also has the highest Potential Net Migration Index of any European country by a large margin, at +150\% according to a 2010 Gallup study; this means that out of an estimated 700 million potential migrants worldwide, about 12 million (150\% of Swiss resident population) would name Switzerland as their most desired country of residence. Based on a poll of close to 350,000 adults in 148 countries answering the question Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer to continue living in this country?, if answered in the affirmative followed by To which country would you like to move?
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Around 163'000 people migrated to Switzerland in 2020, making immigration
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largest contributor to population growth
Swiss People's Party started to focus increasingly on issues such as Euroscepticism and opposition to mass immigration. In 2014, they launched a popular initiative titled "Against mass immigration" that was narrowly accepted. They are currently the largest party in the National Council with 53 seats