If people are to feel committed to the place where they live, they must be allowed to influence decision-making, and that influence should not depend on nationality. In Neuchatel, many naturalized citizens, including elected local councilors, retain their foreign passports for several reasons: among European Union passport-holders, doing so allows their children to study in the EU or to work there themselves.
如果想让人们对自己的生活地有归属感，就必需允许他们影响决策，而这种影响是不能以国籍为前提的。纳沙泰尔州的许多归化移民，包括选举出来的地方委员出于若干原因保留了自己的外国护照：对欧洲护照持有者来说，这么做能让他们的子女在欧洲学习，让他们自己在欧洲工作。而在非欧盟民众中间，这让可以让他们选择在父辈或祖辈的祖国重新定居。