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09/01/2007: "Swiss enact extreme deportation policy"

The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read "for more security." The message was not from a fringe force in Switzerland's political scene but from its largest party.

The nationalist Swiss People's Party is proposing a deportation policy that anti-racism campaigners say evokes Nazi-era practices. Under the plan, entire families would be expelled if their children are convicted of a violent crime, drug offenses or benefits fraud.

[ A highly intelligent plan, because it removes the offenders first and will then make the others realize they are in the wrong place. Immigration into Europe is a money-grab by people from poorer countries who want the wealth that Europe has, yet are in no position to perpetuate it. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070901/ap_on_re_eu/switzerland_deportation_campaign