Switzerland's Immigration Dislocation

The Swiss have voted to impose quotas on immigration, a decision that will reverberate across Europe -- and should sound especially loud in Brussels.

One consequence of the vote will be to encourage the anti-immigrant parties of various countries that have in recent years thrived on the economic crisis. At the same time, the vote should serve as a warning to Europe's political leaders that they need to do a far better job making the case for the free movement of labor, which is facilitated by the laws enabling European Union citizens to live and work anywhere in the bloc.