statistiques
The analysis of migration in Western countries has long focused on arrival – or immigration – which undeniably represents a challenge for host societies in terms of planning, integration and social cohesion. However, as a common phenomenon with considerable impact, the departure – or emigration – of migrants also deserves our ...
+ En lire plusInternational migrations have become the major driver of population growth and change in Western European societies, and Switzerland is no exception. A new Migration-Mobility Indicator evaluates population growth (and its components) during the period 2011-2017 for Swiss municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants in 2017 (157 municipalities). Population living in these ...
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Wenn Politiker*innen «Sans-Papiers» diskutieren, werfen sie mit allerlei Zahlen um sich. Das Staatssekretariat für Migration gab vor gut einem Jahr eine Studie in Auftrag, um herauszufinden, wie viele «Sans-Papiers» es überhaupt in der Schweiz gibt und was deren Profil ist. Dies ist offensichtlich kein einfaches Unterfangen, handelt es doch um Personen, die sich für längere Zeit ohne Aufenthaltsbewilligung in der Schweiz aufhalten.
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Dans le débat public, il est commun d’entendre que le nombre de musulman·e·s vivant en Suisse augmente fortement avec l’arrivée des réfugié·e·s. Dans les faits, ce discours surestime considérablement la proportion de musulman·e·s parmi les requérant·e·s d’asile, la part de l’asile par rapport à l’immigration totale et la proportion de musulman·e·s dans la population. ...
+ En lire plusIn Switzerland, there is currently a discussion on taxing immigrants (well make them pay a fee, not really a tax: “Zuwandererabgabe”) as a means to reduce/regulate immigration. The intuition is straightforward: immigrants cause costs to the country of destination (infrastructure, environment), and we can recover at least some of the expenses from them. ...
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