Chile gives visas to over 30,000 illegal Peruvian immigrants

Since Chile announced it would give illegal immigrants a chance to straighten out their paperwork three months ago, the country’s government has received 50,705 requests for visas to live and work in the coastal South American country.

According to Felipe Harboe, Chile’s deputy interior minister, over 63 percent (32,406) of the requests for visas were made by Peruvian citizens. “*

*From: http://www.livinginperu.com
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