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Argentine immigration reform targets crime concerns

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: ARGENTINA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Argentina LA/C Bolivia Colombia Mercosur Mexico Paraguay Peru

Topical: industry politics social crime election immigration legislation narcotics police reform
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2017), "Argentine immigration reform targets crime concerns", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB217672

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Significance

The administration of President Mauricio Macri is pushing the changes for the stated purpose of fighting crime and drug trafficking.

Impacts

Security-linked initiatives aim to rally voter support ahead of October’s mid-term congressional elections.
NGOs are concerned that the measure will be interpreted as suggesting that ‘migrant’ is synonymous with ‘criminal’.
The reform will not address crime and corruption issues that limit prospects for curbing illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

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