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As Latin America continues its post-COVID economic recovery, economic hardship and political instability are changing the landscape of immigration in the region. Meanwhile, regional governments are balancing the aims of controlling irregular migration with attracting foreign investment and talent.
Fragomen’s Latin America Trends Report 2023 assesses the region’s key immigration themes, including:
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- persisting immigration processing delays;
- restrictive immigration policy;
- initiatives to attract investment and talent; and
- digital transformation advances and how digital nomadship continues to be a favored option in the region.
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In our report, we provide a framework for the business immigration community to understand current immigration trends and how the global and regional immigration environment may change this year and beyond.
We encourage you to access the report to understand how today’s important immigration themes continue to develop in the region and some key emerging trends in the regional immigration environment, among other topics.
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