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Miscellaneous PublicationsDeparture for the Promised Land? Unmet Expectations of Immigrants and Their Consequences
Genoni, Andreas; Ruedin, Didier (2023)
NCCR
The future looked bright when Jennifer moved to Switzerland for her new job over a year ago. And yet, here she was, sitting at the kitchen table, frustrated by the events of the past week, not getting the promotion she was promised, and no one turning up for her birthday party. Like Jennifer, thousands of highly qualified immigrants come to Switzerland every year, and with their high levels of education and salaries, they receive little attention when it comes to integration: we tend to assume that everything is fine.