Should serious crimes lead to deportation despite severe personal hardship?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative listed offences that would automatically lead to deportation when committed by a foreign citizen. Courts could not make an exception because deportation would cause severe personal hardship; exceptions were largely limited to excusable self-defence or necessity. A deported person would also receive an entry ban of 5 to 15 years. Supporters argued that this was needed to enforce earlier voter decisions and improve safety. Opponents argued that automatic deportation was disproportionate and weakened judicial review, constitutional protections and compliance with international law. Swiss voters rejected the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/597.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20160228/det597.html
Vote date: 2016-02-28
Original Swissvotes English title: «Implementation initiative»
Original German title: «Durchsetzungsinitiative»
Swissvotes short-description title: Die Durchsetzungsinitiative fällt überraschend deutlich durch
Original French title: «Initiative de mise en oeuvre»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/55066
Department information (German): https://web.archive.org/web/20160209021602/http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/de/home/aktuell/abstimmungen/2016-02-28-durchsetzungsinitiative.html
Department information (French): https://web.archive.org/web/20160115122037/http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/fr/home/aktuell/abstimmungen/2016-02-28-durchsetzungsinitiative.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5rD6O9D99o
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cAXaios8m4
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20160228.prop_oui_597_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20160228.prop_oui_597_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis433.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis433.html