Blanca Sánchez?Alonso
Making sense of immigration policy: <scp>A</scp>rgentina, 1870–1930
Universidad San Pablo|Universidad San Pablo CEU
aim article disentangle different forces shaped rgentinian immigration policy 1870 1930 new index immigration policy presented showing immigration restrictions increased time contrast us rgentina remained open mass migration 1930s quantitative evidence presented suggests economic reasons restrict immigration prior 1930s namely rising inequality closing frontier declining relative quality immigrants political economy interpretation helps understand longrun evolution immigration policy labour interests could translated p arliament direct way large share workers right vote simply foreigners inequality influenced immigration policy social unrest since negatively affected massive immigration developed alternative actions general strikes labour unrest violence contrary economic theory would predicted antiimmigration legislation came rgentinian capital landowners feared political social unrest