We still hear talk of ’urgency«, »solidarity« and »temporary solutions«. But behind these words lies a brutal reality: asylum in Switzerland has become an uncontrolled, costly and politically cowardly tool of mass immigration. When a canton ends up paying high prices for accommodation, sometimes equivalent to hotels, to absorb ever-increasing flows, this is no longer humanitarianism - it's a migration pump financed by the taxpayer, set up for the long term, with no ceiling, no debate and no popular mandate. The scandal is no longer marginal. It is systemic.
At long last, we need to name things. Asylum as it is practised today is no longer an exceptional humanitarian measure. It has become a mass immigration mechanism, a permanent migratory pump, funded by public money, hidden behind a compassionate vocabulary and protected from any serious democratic debate.
In Fribourg, as elsewhere, we are no longer talking about rare, individualised, clearly founded cases. We are talking about continuous flow, of chronic saturation, and emergency solutions that have become structural. When a canton rents out accommodation - sometimes in the same way as hotels - it does so in a way that makes it more attractive. at full price, This is not an accident: it is the logical consequence of a system that has been in place for decades. unlimited, without ceiling, without brakes.
Asylum is no longer a refuge, it's an entry channel
The scandal is not in helping someone who is genuinely persecuted. The scandal is that asylum has been turned into a an alternative route to a permanent facility, with accommodation, care, schooling, social support - the whole package even before the right of residence has been established.
The message to the world is clear:
Come in, the system will absorb it. And if it overflows, the taxpayer will pay.
This is exactly how a migratory pump :
- no clear quantitative limit,
- no close signal,
- collectivised costs,
- and diluted political responsibility.
The result is that the more the flows increase, the more the infrastructure explodes, and the more we justify the exceptional with the exceptional. Perfect vicious circle.
The example nobody wants to look at: Japan
While Europe is bogged down in emotion, some countries are taking a clear line. Japan, for example, grants asylum to a handful of people each year - around a hundred, no more. Not out of cruelty. By policy coherence.
The Japanese principle is simple:
- asylum is ultra-exceptional,
- immigration is not suffered,
- public accommodation is not an automatic right,
- and migratory sovereignty is non-negotiable.
The result?
No saturation.
No cost explosion.
No asylum industry.
No artificial pressure on housing, schools or public finances.
What Switzerland must do: close the valve
To continue as we are today is irresponsible. The only serious response is an immediate end to mass asylum and a radical refocusing:
- Strict annual ceiling, based on a comparable model in Japan: around a hundred cases a year, no more.
- Out-of-territory instruction no automatic entry into Switzerland.
- No more accommodation at market prices financed by the taxpayer.
- Systematic return for any claim that is not strictly founded.
- Total cost transparency, line by line.
Everything else is just communication.
The real taboo: money and political courage
This system costs hundreds of millions, It diverts public resources, destabilises the housing market and creates permanent pressure on the cantons. without ever solving anything.
Citizens are being asked to accept :
- impossible rents,
- skyrocketing bonuses,
- public finances under strain,
while explaining that asylum has no limits. It's politically dishonest and morally untenable.
Conclusion: unlimited humanitarianism becomes a political mistake
Asylum is not a universal right to settle.
It is not a disguised migration policy tool.
And it's certainly not a publicly funded industry.
As long as Switzerland refuses to set a clear limit, it will suffer.
Setting a strict ceiling, as Japan has done, is not the same as giving up on humanity.
It is regain control.
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