Immigration Hardline Spreads as Chile Back Pedals on U.N Treaty
- Chile joins U.S. and Australia in opposing U.N. pact
- Country still open to legal migration, but strict rules apply
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President Sebastian Pinera is making good on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration to Chile as he backed out of a migration treaty at the last minute over the past weekend.
The Chilean government confirmed Monday that it would no longer sign the United Nations Global Compact for Migration, which was backed by more than 150 countries. Initially one of the treaty’s proponents, Chile’s about-face means it joins a list of about a dozen countries, including the U.S., Hungary and Poland, characterized recently by a wave of anti-immigration rhetoric.