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Latin America's open arms approach to migration — and why it's slipping

Latin America's open arms approach to migration — and why it's slipping

Update: 2025-11-26
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While the US and Europe tightened their immigration policies, several Latin American countries took a different path — welcoming millions of Venezuelans with legal status, work permits and, in Brazil’s case, a massive federal integration program. But now, those programs are under strain, as budgets tighten and politics shift. The World's Tibisay Zea reports on what worked, what’s changing and what’s at stake for migrants and host countries alike.

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Latin America's open arms approach to migration — and why it's slipping

Latin America's open arms approach to migration — and why it's slipping

Tibisay Zea