Swiss voters have gone to the polls on Sunday to decide on whether to restrict immigration.<br /><br />The referendum, put forward by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, wants Switzerland to introduce strict quotas on immigrants. It would mean the country abandoning its free movement of people treaty with the European Union.<br /><br />The latest polls show 43% of people are now in favour of the proposal.<br /><br />Swiss voter Pascal Desjaques is one of those.“I hope that it will give a clear sign to the government so it can take all those measures and take action on the ground to stop workers from suffering from the present situation” he said.<br /><br />However many people are concerned about a yes vote.<br /><br />“I think it (the referendum) is very important for two reasons. One reason is that I think the Swiss economy needs all these people coming from abroad. That is one part and the second of course is it will be a very bad signal to Europe and put in danger all our negotiations, “ Swiss voter Hugo Zbineen said.<br /><br />Foreigners now make up 23 percent of the country’s population of 8 million according to official data.<br /><br />The results of the referendum should be known later on Sunday afternoon.
