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13.02.2015, 23:54
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | yes, and nothing changed, the MEI initiative was amazingly misinformed propaganda which people "bought" and which also the fiasco ECOPOOP confirmed... | The following 2 users would like to thank OSueco for this useful post: | | 
14.02.2015, 20:33
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | Not sure why they are floating the idea of a second vote on Europe. It seems to me that the original referendum was quite clear that limits would be put in place, and damn the bilaterals if necessary? | | | | | No. People believed in Blocher's lie according to which the MEI was compatible with the Bilaterals.
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15.02.2015, 17:01
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | From the above:
"Cross-border commuters, family members, persons who are not working, refugees and temporarily admitted persons are also subject to the quantitative limits."
So - 1 skilled employee, trailing spouse and 2 children = 4 against the quota? | | | | | Hire single people. They work longer hours and don't have this family baggage and why hire a family guy when you can hire 4 single guys? | This user would like to thank amogles for this useful post: | | 
15.02.2015, 17:16
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | why hire a family guy when you can hire 4 single guys?  | | | | | Because you don't want to be an unsocial a-hole?
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15.02.2015, 17:17
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | yes, and nothing changed, the MEI initiative was amazingly misinformed propaganda | | | | | Except that this is not the case - the people are truly fed up: http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/sto...pfern-13581170 | The following 2 users would like to thank dawiz for this useful post: | | 
15.02.2015, 17:29
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | Hire single people. They work longer hours and don't have this family baggage and why hire a family guy when you can hire 4 single guys?  | | | | | because then the swiss will start complaining about foreigners stealing their women | The following 2 users would like to thank Phil_MCR for this useful post: | | 
15.02.2015, 17:35
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | because then the swiss will start complaining about foreigners stealing their women  | | | | | True, I hadn't considered that one :-)
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15.02.2015, 18:13
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | Because you don't want to be an unsocial a-hole? | | | | | If you don't want to be an unsocial a-hole, why go into HR in the first place? | This user would like to thank amogles for this useful post: | | 
15.02.2015, 18:23
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | If you don't want to be an unsocial a-hole, why go into HR in the first place?  | | | | | another good point, I guess, albeit a bit cynical :-)
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15.02.2015, 18:36
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | I think so, too - but not because of the new immigration policy, but because of strong CHF. And apparently you don't live here? Or why are you talking about "you" instead of "we"? | | | | | Dude, the last time I got a guy offended because I used a "we" instead of a "you". I suppose there must be a serious problem with pronouns in here. Whatever the reason, there exist a cure, it is called GRAMMAR.
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15.02.2015, 20:50
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration]
Sometimes the expert cannot be found in CH or in a single state, so is worth the 'baggage'.
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15.02.2015, 21:37
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | if the swiss wanted quotas then they would have voted pro ECOPOOP (you DO know what it was about (?) and that 75% which voted turned it down)...also your comment is quite exaggerated, "people are truly fed up"? not really | The following 2 users would like to thank OSueco for this useful post: | | This user groans at OSueco for this post: | | 
15.02.2015, 21:51
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | Sometimes the expert cannot be found in CH or in a single state, so is worth the 'baggage'. | | | | | Yea it's time they restrict hiring French-German snobs like me. In other words: it's time for at least one Swiss teacher to take bilingualism seriously to get my job. Imagine, they couldn't find a real bilingual French-German teacher in the country, they had to get me over from Amsterdam. This is one of the plagues announcing the end of times. | This user would like to thank Faltrad for this useful post: | | 
15.02.2015, 21:59
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | if the swiss wanted quotas then they would have voted pro ECOPOOP...: | | | | | ECOPOP was about more than just quotas, which is why it didn't pass. (Did YOU know that??) | Quote: | |  | | | ...your comment is quite exaggerated, "people are truly fed up"?... | | | | | It appears you didn't even bother reading the linked article. When 'a relative majority would opt for the quotas' it's no exaggeration to say the people are fed up.
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15.02.2015, 23:29
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15.02.2015, 23:32
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | because then the swiss will start complaining about foreigners stealing their women  | | | | | Somehow this is not compatible with the multiple whining posts here about failures to "meet" Swiss ladies.
edit; Sorry, I meant not only your posts Phil | 
15.02.2015, 23:36
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | If you don't want to be an unsocial a-hole, why go into HR in the first place?  | | | | | Ideal HR person; warm voice, cold heart | The following 2 users would like to thank marton for this useful post: | | 
16.02.2015, 14:20
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | It appears you didn't even bother reading the linked article. When 'a relative majority would opt for the quotas' it's no exaggeration to say the people are fed up. | | | | | It's an online poll, no way to be sure respondents are honest about their own demographic info. Heck, it could even be somebody wrote a short algorithm and had it auto-click for half the responses, with random options for the demographic info.
So yes it is an exaggeration, the only thing you know with certainty is the number of responses.
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16.02.2015, 15:06
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | It's an online poll, no way to be sure respondents are honest about their own demographic info. Heck, it could even be somebody wrote a short algorithm and had it auto-click for half the responses, with random options for the demographic info.
So yes it is an exaggeration, the only thing you know with certainty is the number of responses. | | | | | Exactly, the same point is discussed in Tagesanzeiger today, look here (in German language).
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26.02.2015, 23:53
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| | Re: Masseneinwanderung Stoppen [initiative to limit immigration] | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | I think that there is some truth in the above. However, in the US or UK many foreigners undermine the hard fought safeguards to workers and unions, as they will work without a license, insurance or bonding. Of course there is also always the problem of companies using foreign sweatshops, but do we really want to reintroduce European sweatshops or sweat labour?
I am not disputing the fact that many foreigners work according to the law and unions, however I find that foreigners even when on par or better than Swiss workers, are paid less, which is why we left. Even when foreign workers provide superior expertise and follow societal rules, they still get shafted and taken advantage of by the most reputable firms. The Swiss have an inherent sense of entitlement, deep in the psyche of each Swiss person is an indefatigable, nagging voice which tells them that they are naturally superior to non-Swiss. It is a bit like the British colonialist mentality. Some will choose to make a determined effort, especially when faced with the evidence, to override it, but it is always there.
So when a Swiss person is truly, open to considering that other non-Swiss may be at the same level as Swiss, then one must appreciate how much effort it has taken for a Swiss individual to do this.
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