Immigration in Latin America

Synonyms

Public policies on migration in Latin America

Definition

In 2019, the United Nations called on States to sign the nonbinding Global Migration Pact, after the objective of establishing a framework agreement that represents countries in achieving “safe, orderly and regular migration,” from an international cooperation approach.

Some countries, including Chile, would have changed their historical position regarding the relevance of multilateralism and the assessment of the international regime, deciding not to subscribe to it. In this regard, it is relevant to understand the current situation of immigration and the challenge it poses to the international system as a whole and especially in Latin America.

Section

Latin America and the Caribbean

Introduction

The democracies of the international system have tended since the fall of the Berlin Wall not to sign binding agreements, regardless of the relevance of the issue. In view of this, the United Nations have opted to create...