Swiss streamline citizenship for third-generation immigrants

Swiss voters on Sunday approved making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, dismissing suggestions that the move could pose a security threat. Right-wing activists had used posters showing a burqa-clad woman with the slogan "no unchecked naturalisation" to campaign against the proposal, which was backed by the government and parliament. Around a quarter of neutral Switzerland's population is foreign, a relatively high rate in comparison with other countries that make it