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Swiss Emigration: When Municipalities Sent Citizens Abroad with Money

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By the end of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands had left Switzerland due to poverty and hunger. Municipalities like Rothrist paid up to 50,000 francs to encourage the poor to emigrate to the USA.
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Swiss Emigration: When Municipalities Sent Citizens Abroad with Money

By the end of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands had left Switzerland due to poverty and hunger. Municipalities like Rothrist paid up to 50,000 francs to encourage the poor to emigrate to the USA.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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20 Minuten broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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