Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America

Law and Policy Reforms

Edited by Natalia Caicedo Camacho and Luisa Feline Freier, Translated by Dustin Welch Garcia and Andrea Kvietok Dueñas

Latin American Studies, Political Science & International Studies: Public Policy, Political Science & International Studies: Political Science, Political Science & International Studies: International Affairs/Foreign Policy

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A rigorous comparative study of the contemporary migration and refugee policies and laws of seven Latin American countries.

Latin America provides a compelling case for the study of migration policies and laws, with several factors - including both internal and interregional migration and refugee flows, the region’s progressive approach to the management of human mobility, and several forced displacement crises of the contemporary era - offering unique insights.

Despite the region’s heterogeneous migration flows and unique immigration and refugee laws, the academic literature has thus far lacked in-depth explorations of migration policy in Latin America. Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America presents a comparative analysis of the migration legislation of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. For each country, the collection provides a historical overview of the evolution of migration legislation, an analysis of the migration flows and types of migrant profiles, and an examination of the country’s current immigration, asylum, and nationality legislation. The primary regional and international mechanisms that facilitate a normative approach to voluntary and forced migration, as well as to migrant and refugee rights, are also thoroughly interrogated.

Situating itself in the often progressive immigration policies of Latin America, Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America offers alternative solutions for other countries facing migration challenges in different contexts.

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Part of the McGill-Queen's Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Series (number 9 in series)

408 Pages, 6 x 9

24 tables, 10 figures

ISBN 9780228011842

September 2022

Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook

Natalia Caicedo Camacho is an associate professor at the University of Barcelona.

Luisa Feline Freier is associate professor of political science at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru.

Tables and Figures vii
Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Voluntary and Forced Migration in Latin America: Law and Policy Reforms 3
Natalia Caicedo Camacho and Luisa Feline Freier

1 Migration Legislation and Policy in Argentina 15
Lucila Nejamkis and Lila García

2 Advances and Setbacks in Brazilian Migration Policy and Legislation 46
José Antônio Peres Gediel and Soledad Castillo Jara

3 Immigration Regulations in Chile: A Critical Analysis 77
Jaime Bassa Mercado and Fernanda Torres Villarrubia

4 Immigration Policies and Legislation in Colombia 106
Natalia Caicedo Camacho

5 The Limits of Regularity and Irregularity in Ecuador’s Organic Law on Human Mobility 147
Javier Arcentales Illescas and Gardenia Chávez Núñez

6 Mexican Immigration Legislation and Policy 185
Felipe Sánchez Nájera

7 Immigration Legislation in Peru: Between the Promotion of Human Rights and National Security 222
Luisa Feline Freier and Valeria Aron Said

8 The Legal Status of the Immigrant in International Law and the Inter-American Human Rights System 251
Laura García-Juan

9 The Development of Latin American Regional Integration and Its Implications for States’ Migration Policies 280
Natalia Caicedo Camacho

10 Migration Regimes in South America: The South American Conference on Migration 309
Cristián Doña Reveco and Mayra Feddersen

Conclusion: The Evolution, Common Features, and Trends of Migration Policies and Reforms in Latin America 347
Natalia Caicedo Camacho, David Moya, Karlos Castilla, Alba Alonso

Contributors 379
Index 385