Iglesia Católica y migración. La coordinación argentino-chilena en la asistencia al migrante bajo regímenes dictatoriales en Patagonia

Resumen

Chilean migration to Patagonia in Argentina had special features since the \noverthrow of the constitutional government of Salvador Allende in the coup led by General \nAugusto Pinochet on September 11, 1973. This historic event began the exile of thousands \nof Chileans. The extent and permeability of the border turned Argentina into one of the best \noptions for the most vulnerable sectors, especially those without protection and political \ncontacts to organize their departure. The vulnerability of Chilean migrants arriving daily to \nthe dioceses of Argentina in Patagonia motivated the organization of binational ecclesial \nmeetings and pastoral activities specifically geared to them. This article examines the \ndocuments and publications issued after these binational meetings of bishops and pastoral \nagents of migration in the seventies, and intends to clarify the approach taken by the Catholic \nChurch towards the new regional phenomenon, analyze the nature of their interventions and \ndetermine the features that took the relationship among the Church, the state and the society \nin the context of this specific problem.