Argentina orders immigration crackdown with new decree to 'make Argentina great again'

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Argentina orders immigration crackdown with new decree to ‘make Argentina great again’

Updated 12:37 AM EDT, May 15, 2025

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei issued a decree on Wednesday curbing immigration to the South American nation, a move coinciding with the immigration restrictions put in place by the Trump administration.

Milei’s abrupt measures and declaration that newcomers were bringing “chaos and abuse” to Argentina — a country built by millions of immigrants that has long prided itself on its openness — drew criticism from his political opponents and prompted comparisons to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Milei’s government welcomed those comparisons to its close American ally, with presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni saying it was “time to honor our history and make Argentina great again.”

Wednesday’s executive order tightens restrictions on citizenship, requiring immigrants to spend two uninterrupted years in Argentina or make a significant financial investment in the country to secure an Argentine passport.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/argentina-trump-milei-decree-immigration-crime-elections-deportations-465345f8fe98a8b2d5d0a3c4466b37cd

[Vogon_Glory]

1. I suspect that's partially inspired by Andean immigration

I confess that I’ve only been to Argentina once, and that was over 20 years ago, But what struck me about Buenos Aires was that there was a surprising number of shirt-sleeve immigrants out on the streets that clearly came from Andean countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, and other struggling Andean countries.

Much is made of North American racism here at DU. Far less is spoken of about racism in other countries here in the Americas.

[sop]

2. Are they going to deport all the Nazis?

[Vogon_Glory]

3. A bit late to deport remaining Third Reich Nazis

Even little Nazi emigrants who’d been junior members of the Hitler Youth in 1945 would be in their nineties now.