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Special cycling courses for adult immigrants

Riding a bike in Switzerland is very common but not everyone knows how. Those who couldn’t learn as children, like many immigrants, can now take a special adult course designed to get them rolling. For foreigners, having more mobility and independence can also mean an easier road to integration. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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Young illegal immigrants receive job boost

This content was published on On Tuesday the Senate passed a motion calling on the government to allow such children who have been through the Swiss school system to take up an apprenticeship after they leave school. The House of Representatives backed it in March. At present children of sans papiers can attend school until the minimum school leaving age…

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Studies aim to demolish clichés about migrants

This content was published on These are some of the findings presented in a study by the Federal Migration Office earlier this week. Kosovars often get a bad press in Switzerland, but when they first came in the late 1980s, people were barely aware of them. A combination of circumstances – the arrival of asylum seekers with large families during…

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