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Haitian migration in Chile and the unstable horizon of aspiration: voodoo and community building in the past, present, and future

Abstract

The bureaucratic plot experienced by Haitian migrants in Chile in order to obtain regularization and permanent residence generates a waiting space marked by uncertainty and risk and configures an unstable horizon of aspiration. This article analyzes how voodoo, as a main element of community building and protection, constitutes a capital for Haitians in Chile to better face the problems derived from negligent migration management.

Keywords:
voodoo; aspirational capacity; Haitian migration

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