FLOWS, MIGRANT NETWORKS AND LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION. CHILEAN MIGRATION IN USHUAIA, 1947-1970

Abstract

Ushuaia’s population has grown due to a steady national and foreign migration. This paper focuses on the Chilean migrants who arrived in Ushuaia between 1947 and 1970, and who made up the majority of the local population for many years. Firstly, the economic features of the area and the governmental policies to encourage population are analyzed to examine their interrelation with the regional migration routes and flows. On the other hand, the migrant networks and the trajectories of those who settled down in Ushuaia, as well as their labor-market integration are analyzed through interviews to these Chilean migrants.