The Government of Javier Milei has adopted an anti -immigration speech for the campaign of the legislative elections reminiscent of Donald Trump. “Argentina will not be a fertile land for the arrival of criminals,” the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, promised on Wednesday, announcing an imminent imminent immigration reform by decree. Adorni, candidate for deputy for Freedom advances in the city of Buenos Aires, anticipated that they will harden the requirements to enter the country and remain in it and force non -resident foreigners to pay for medical care. Human rights organizations have warned that many of the changes announced require the approval of Congress and others are already contemplated by current legislation.
The history of Argentina is closely linked to immigration – especially from Spain and Italy – and the country has maintained a policy of open arms for decades with the newcomers that the Milei government has begun to modify. The most visible change is discursive, in line with that of other ultra -right governments. Adorni highlighted at a press conference that the immigration that Argentina received in the past was “virtuous, based on work and respect for the law” and “contributed its part to build the great power that Argentina knew how to be.” On the contrary, the presidential spokesman continued, today Argentina has “a regulation that invites chaos and abuse of living that are far from coming honestly to build a future of prosperity.” In his opinion, in this 2025 “almost anyone enters, even convicted with sentences under three years” and it is difficult to expel those who commit crimes.
As Adorni anticipated, the decree that the Government will publish in the next few days in the Official Gazette will contemplate that every convicted person tried to enter the country is rejected by the immigration authorities. Those who enter illegally will be deported. The current law allows the authors of minor crimes to remain in the country, a possibility that will disappear with the future reform. The judicial processes for deportations will accelerate.
If presented in the terms announced, the new immigration legislation will end in court. Organizations such as the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) warned that “an exceptional regime for certain people without debate in Congress cannot be established” because it is related to the right to defend themselves.
The reform also communicated through a statement from the president’s office that emphasizes the alleged expense that foreigners represent for the Argentine State. Milei criticized that “tax payers must suffer the consequences of foreigners who enter only to make use and abuse of resources that are not theirs, such as the so -called health tours. Much less, that they must tolerate that they get to commit crimes.”
Since the President Ultra assumed power, in December 2023, five provinces have begun to charge the programmed health care to those patients who do not reside in the country. The last region to adopt that measure was the City of Buenos Aires, although foreigners represent less than 1% of the users of the public health system, according to official figures.
The Milei government wants public universities to follow the same path as hospitals and begin foreigners, which would break with more than seven decades of free higher education for all. As they are autarkic entities, the decision must be taken by each institution, but the Executive presses through salary cuts and public funds.
The announcement made by the Ultra Executive seeks to win votes for the legislative elections of this 2025. The next appointment at the polls is this Sunday in the city of Buenos Aires.
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