What Happens When Migration Control and Social Assistance Get Entangled?

Independence from social assistance is now a preponderant criterion to assess the legally required “integration” of foreign nationals in Switzerland.
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The implementation of the legislation that targets foreign nationals receiving social assistance intertwines the inherently different competences and objectives of each administration and makes their procedures more complex.
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For recipients of social assistance, this complexification can lead to potentially contradictory expectations and advice.
Such mixed messages can generate further economic and legal status precarization.