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In honor of this beautiful city, we've been publishing a series of special-edition charts about Argentina.

For our last day: Argentina’s migrants.

Migration 🇦🇷

You may or may not have heard, but on Tuesday there’s a presidential election in the United States—and, well, Latinos are dominating headlines until the very end.

As with every election year, immigration – particularly through the US southern border – is a key issue for many voters and is attracting lots of attention. But what attracts less attention is how many immigrants move around within Latin America, and which regional countries attract the most foreigners.

Many Latin American states have long histories of attracting immigrants from around the world, including the Japanese Nikkejin in Peru, Ashkenazi Jews in Mexico, and Arab immigrants near the borderlands area of the Iguazu Falls.

Today, Argentina — the crisol de razas — remains the country which attracts the most foreigners in Latin America. This shouldn’t be too surprising: Argentina blends relatively relaxed immigration laws with a culture that’s remained relatively open to outsiders.

Where exactly have they been coming from?

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