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appropriate visa to cross the border from Peru into Chile.Peru last month clamped down on immigration, requiring migrants have passports and
visas in order to stay in the country
The new rules have pushed some migrants south to Chile.Chile's foreign ministry said in a statement it regretted the death of the unborn
baby, but said "it was not possible to lend medical assistance to foreign citizens in a neighboring country."Venezuela's economic collapse
has unleashed the biggest migratory crisis in recent South American history
Chile, one of Latin America's strongest and most stable economies, has become a magnet for Venezuelans seeking a new home.Immigration into
Chile has increased sixfold in less than 30 years, from 114,500 in the 1992 census, to 746,465 last year
The majority of migrants recently have come from Haiti and Venezuela.Chile's foreign ministry said it had beefed up staff at its consulate
in Tacna, Peru, to handle the influx
The consulate has issued more than a thousand visas for Venzuelans seeking entry into the country in the past three weeks, the ministry
said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Get
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