Abstract

TRABALON, Carina. Mobility strategies, visas and borders: Trajectories of Haitians towards Argentina. Estud. front [online]. 2019, vol.20, e039.  Epub Dec 20, 2019. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.1918039.

This article aims to address different aspects related to the configuration of borders and the development of male and female Haitians mobility strategies that reside in Argentina, from mid-2000 to the present. The frictions between the “ideal destinations” and the “possible destinations”, the different ways in which Argentina is incorporated into the definition of migratory projects, and the transformations that occur between border crossing experiences and state control regulations, are some of the dimensions that allow highlighting the tensions between mobility, nationality, racialization and borders. Thus, from a qualitative methodological approach, based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Haitians in the cities of Córdoba and Rosario, the links between migrant strategies, their trajectories over time and state regulation are analyzed through of visas and border controls. The consideration of these trajectories at various times and spaces shows how visa policies not only imply clear restrictions on mobility but also that their absence does not necessarily translate into unrestricted admission to foreign territories.

Keywords : borders; visa policies; control; Haitian migration; trajectories; racialization processes.

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