That is where Switzerland demonstrates that giving foreigners a voice is good policy, one that also means teaching citizens to understand the benefits of open democracy. The canton of Neuchatel (one of the 26 mini-states that comprise the Swiss confederation) lies alongside the French border.
外国选民的参与显然在地方层面更为有效，因为地方大都讨论一些具体的事务。也正是在这方面瑞士人证明赋予外国人话语权是一项明智的政策，这也意味着引导公民理解开放民主的益处。纳沙泰尔州（组成瑞士联邦的 26 个小国之一）位于瑞法两国的边境线上。它的官方语言是法语，制定了自己的宪法，而且建立起了非常高效的多元文化融合服务。