Chile launches border barrier plan

ChileÕs new far-right president has begun preparations to build
a fortified barrier along the countryÕs northern frontier as part of his
campaign promise to block immigrants from crossing illegally

ÒBorder shieldÓ
plan promised by
Chilean President
JosŽ Antonio Kast
(below) will cover
roughly half of
ChileÕs 1,000km-long
frontier with Peru
and Bolivia

Barrier will consist of trenches
and fences, patrolled by drones
and military personnel

ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
CHILE
PERU
Santiago
PACIFIC
OCEAN
300 miles
500km

GROWTH OF CHILEÕS FOREIGN POPULATION
Figures in 000s

Government estimates
over 300,000 of ChileÕs
foreign nationals are
undocumented migrants,
many from Venezuela

2005
2010
2015
2020
2024

242
362
598
1,476
1,538

Sources: Associated Press, BBC, World Bank
Pictures: Getty Images
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