Regularización migratoria y acceso a derechos de la población venezolana en la Argentina: el caso de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Abstract

The objective of this article is to describe the current situation of the Venezuelan population residing in Argentina, based on the premise that facilitating the regularization of their migratory status has a direct positive impact on their social, economic and political inclusion. First, a comparative analysis is performed of the specific characteristics of the Argentine regulatory framework. The effects of the country’s regularization system are then examined, along with its operation, through applications for permanent residency that have been resolved. The article then turns to an examination of the characteristics of the population group, potential gaps in meaningful access to social and economic rights, and the possibility of voting in Buenos Aires, where the largest numbers of Venezuelan migrants are found in both absolute and relative terms. In its conclusion, the article reiterates the importance of regularization of migratory status as a precondition (although neither the sole nor a sufficient condition) for the effective access to rights of this population group in Argentina.