Sebastian Pinera The question of dealing with immigrants has become one of the key ahead of presidential elections in Chile. About it reports Reuters. Usually, as indicated earlier, Latin American politicians not to resort to such rhetoric. However, this time the right-wing and left-wing parties stated the need to restrict immigration into the country. For example, former President Sebastian Pinera, the candidate of the center-right party “National update”, said that the Chilean migration laws are outdated and only serve to “import problems, including crime and drug trafficking”. “Many gangs in Chile consist of foreigners, he said. — Particularly penalized in regions where immigrants constitute a large percentage of the population.” Its main rival, the candidate of the left Alejandro Giler, suggested that Chile needed a “more selective migration policy”. Human rights groups have accused both candidates in the exploitation of nationalist rhetoric and the desire to make migrants the scapegoats
