By Gina Baldivieso and Yolanda Salazar Pisiga and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Apr 8 (EFE).- Strict immigration controls barring the entry of Venezuelans into Chile, Peru and other countries have led some of those migrants to see Bolivia as not just a transit country but rather as a more permanent destination. That is the case for …
When the Trump administration instituted Title 42 expulsions in March 2020, many migrants decided to head south instead. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians, Venezuelans, and extra-continental migrants made their way to Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. All these countries boast wages many times higher than the countries the migrants were fleeing, and so they were seen as acceptable substitutes for the United States.
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