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EcoPop becomes #EcoFlop in Switzerland

Citizens overwhelmingly reject proposal to limit immigration.

Swiss citizens rejected an immigration cap proposal known as “EcoPop” on Sunday, prompting many online to call it an “EcoFlop”. The proposal would have slashed net immigration to fewer to 17,000 people a year in order to “halt overpopulation” and “preserve the natural environment”. Citizens voted against the proposal by a vote of 74 per cent to 24 per cent.