Estado, migración y ciudadanía: cambios y continuidades en la legislación Argentina del último cuarto de siglo

Resumen

The notion of citizenship has become a key element of contemporary sociological and\npolitical discussion. Since modernity, the citizenship status - with all that that implies in\nterms of belonging, acquisition of rights and duties towards human collectivity- is\ndefined by parameters such as national citizenship, which is regulated by the\nsovereignty of nation states. As transnational migrations pose a challenge to the idea of\ncitizenship, it is pertinent to reflect on the transformations and relations that exist\nbetween these two concepts. It is therefore important to inquire the different responses\nfrom the nation states, to those people who do not belong de jure to the politic\ncommunity, but who are living "de facto" in the community. In this regard it is\ninteresting to think: How does migration challenge the concept of citizenship that\nprevails in today's democracies? Does citizenship is an exclusive concept itself? Thus,\nthis study intends to conduct an exploratory approach to the concepts of citizenship\ninvolved in Argentina's legislation during the last quarter century, focusing on the two\nimmigration laws that govern this period. Specially, this work pretend to research into\nthe continuities and ruptures in the legal- normative field concerning to the grant of\nrights from the Argentinean government to the immigrant population