Haitians Seek Help in Chile, Find Tough Immigration Reformists
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Haitians protest the Dominican government's immigration law reform earlier this year. | Photo: Reuters.
Many around the continent are attracted to Chile's strong economy, but this is also causing housing issues in the Andean country.
Haitians trying to rebuild their lives after recent earthquakes by heading to Chile are being met with calls for tougher controls on migration.
Thousands of Haitians left their country after a 2010 earthquake, and headed mostly for Brazil and Argentina. But since political and economic turmoil have overtaken those countries as right-wing governments have pushed into power, Haitians are now leaving in throngs for Chile, where the minimum wage surpasses Brazil’s by about $100.
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