Originally posted by Old Greg
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I just asked why increased immigration is a good thing and in that posting pointed out quality control is an important factor.
quick analogy
20% of your investments make you more money than 20% of my investments and overall your investments make 2-3 times as much per pound invested suggest you (the swiss) have it right and can afford to be more generous to the unfortunates they meet. They may well meet fewer unfortunates because they can afford to live in a better area and the police move them on.
You said your wife should be entitled to benefits because she contributed, I pointed out contribution doesn't equal right to benefit. In some ways like the Swiss & German systems I wish it did. That link in benefits was also broken years ago.
You brought your children into it and I pointed out that the place of birth is not directly relevant to benefits. Their eligibility depends entirely on their citizenship. The link between being born in the UK and being british was broken years ago due to abuse.
The Swiss restrict their yearly Visas based on having employment:
Work permits for Switzerland are handed out based on nationality, skills and quotas. - swissinfo.ch
so if you go to work in Switzerland and lose your job you may find your visa not renewed.
Not sure what the deal is if you marry a swiss national?
NAT - so your relatives are all high value / skill migrants? would they expect to be admitted to any country with little difficulty & add value at that point? If so they aren't part of the discussion.
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