Internationalist and senior researcher at Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy) and associate researcher at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). PhD in Social Sciences from FLACSO-Argentina.
Although migration was not a central issue during Milei's campaign, his victory has raised concerns about the future of migration governance in Argentina and South America. These are the three scenarios that open up.
Human mobility was at the top of the agenda, probably, due to concerns within the U.S. domestic politics, considering the political campaign for the midterm elections.
The emigration of 5.6 million Venezuelans since 2015 means that South America is suffering the largest forced displacement in the region's history. On March 1, 2021, the Colombian government issued a decree to regularize more than one million Venezuelans residing irregularly in the country.
Co-author Luisa Feline Freier
The EU distinguishes between "refugees" and "irregular migrants," meaning that there are those who deserve protection and others who should be detained and returned. In this respect, South America is an example in the protection of refugees.
