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Argentina is and always will be very welcoming of immigrants: it's in the introduction of our constitution. "...secure the benefits of freedom, for us, our pos
by conanbatt 8y ago
Argentina is and always will be very welcoming of immigrants: it's in the introduction of our constitution.
"...secure the benefits of freedom, for us, our posterity and for all men of the world that wish to inhabit Argentinian soil..."
- drak0n1c 8y agoInteresting facet of the policy - even wanted Nazi party members were allowed to migrate to Argentina after the war, and oftentimes extradition requests were refused. Combine that with close relations with Israel, and that is why Argentina became famous for international Nazi-hunting intrigue both historically and in fiction. https://www.jweekly.com/1995/09/01/argentine-court-blocks-top-nazi-s-extradition-to-italy/ https://www.jweekly.com/1995/09/01/argentine-court-blocks-to...
- conanbatt 8y agoCoincidentally, the famous Schindler also emigrated to Argentina. Jews and Nazis alike went to argentina. It also helped that argentina in the 1920's was the richest country in the world, and it has the size of most of europe while it had almost no people.