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Venezuelan migrant issue has wider regional impact

Friday, December 17, 2021

Significance

Signs of modest domestic economic recovery will not offset the drivers of outmigration. Xenophobia and populist agitation are fuelling violence against Venezuelan and other migrants, as most recently seen in Chile’s presidential election contest.

Impacts

  • Near-term government continuity in Venezuela suggests that migrant outflows will continue.
  • As governments turn to more restrictive immigration strategies, current patterns of intra-regional migration will intensify.
  • Politicians in the region will increasingly leverage political capital from anti-immigrant sentiment.

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