Abstract

THAYER CORREA, Luis Eduardo. Closed Doors and Open Footprints: Undocumented Migration, Precarious Trajectories, and Restrictive Policies in Chile. Migr. Inter [online]. 2021, vol.12, rmiv1i12270.  Epub Mar 28, 2022. ISSN 2594-0279.  https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2270.

This research aims to show the role the Chilean State has played in the production of the administrative irregularity of migrants based on restrictive access policies into the territory. From secondary information, the effect that the imposition of the consular visa requirement has had on the increase in undocumented access is analyzed. The analysis is based on a characterization of the immigration policy developed by the Chilean State between 1992 and 2018. It draws on the theory of recognition and the notion of migratory trajectory. It is concluded that restrictive immigration policy instruments, under favorable context for migratory flows, impact the creation of conditions for institutionalizing precarious conditions for migrants’ trajectories.

Keywords : 1. precarious legal status; 2. irregular migration; 3. migratory policies; 4. Latin American migration; 5. Chile..