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Swiss voters have backed a referendum proposal for the automatic expulsion of non-Swiss citizens for certain crimes. Around 53% agreed that those convicted of crimes ranging from murder to benefit fraud should be deported. Fabrice Moscheni, of the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), which drew up the measure, said "people we welcome in Switzerland should respect the rules of this country". But opponents said it was another example of increasing xenophobia. The SVP was behind last year's referendum that imposed a ban on the building of Islamic minarets. That decision was condemned by human rights groups and foreign governments. The...

Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society?http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/Tocqueville_rr2.pdf

Sixty percent of Seattleites say the city should continue to do business with companies in Arizona, despite the fact that state has passed a controversial immigration law that most people in the Emerald City oppose, a new poll shows. The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution directing departments to refrain from doing new business with firms in Arizona to protest the new law (existing contracts - including a $1 million red light camera deal - are not affected by the boycott). But according to a KING5/SurveyUSA poll, 60 percent of city residents say Seattle should keep up...