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Chile Deploys Troops to Border as Backlash Over Immigration Grows

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When I have visited Chile, I have been struck by the concerns expressed over immigration.  Bloomberg reports that Chile’s government has deployed troops to its border with Peru and Bolivia to try and stop undocumented immigration in response to a political backlash against new arrivals.  “The move is the latest by Chile’s most left-wing government in 50 years to try and revert a slump in its popularity after a year in office. It has also sent troops to the south to deal with attacks by local indigenous group, backtracking on earlier pledges, and turned up its rhetoric on the fight against crime.” 

KJ