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The Chilean State And The Search For A New Migration Policy, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Amanda Levinson
The Chilean State And The Search For A New Migration Policy, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Amanda Levinson
Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications
Considerar a Chile como un país receptor de inmigrantes es algo definitivamente nuevo. De hecho la migración neta en Chile aún es negativa. Durante los últimos veinte años, sin embargo, se ha observado un cambio en los flujos migratorios al país. Esto ha sido resultado del proceso de democratización luego del fin de la dictadura de Pinochet, un progreso económico continuado durante este período, y a la percepción de un país social y políticamente tranquilo en comparación con sus vecinos. Entre los años 1992 y 2012 el stock migratorio en Chile aumento desde 114 mil personas a unas 352 mil; …
The Unintended Consequences Of Exile: The Brazilian And Chilean Cases In Comparative Perspective, 1964 – 1990, Cristián Doña-Reveco
The Unintended Consequences Of Exile: The Brazilian And Chilean Cases In Comparative Perspective, 1964 – 1990, Cristián Doña-Reveco
Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications
The right to asylum is a central theme in South American political identity. What originated as a way of protecting political leaders in the period of anarchy that followed the independence of these nations became, in the 1940s, a cornerstone of the inter-American political and legal systems. For the first century and a half of national independence in South American countries, the right to asylum was an elite status that guaranteed protection to political leaders deposed by political unrest or fearful of political retribution. These political elites usually sought asylum in neighboring countries: far enough from home for safety, but …