Maria Moreira, who immigrated to Chile from Spain, poses for a portrait in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Migration from European Union countries to Latin America and the Caribbean has grown since 2010, when economic indicators in several Latin American nations began to improve. Most come from Spain and Portugal, mainly because of the language, and their main destinations are Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
Europe's emigrants face red tape in Latin America
Maria Moreira, who immigrated to Chile from Spain, poses for a portrait in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Migration from European Union countries to Latin America and the Caribbean has grown since 2010, when economic indicators in several Latin American nations began to improve. Most come from Spain and Portugal, mainly because of the language, and their main destinations are Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
By EVA VERGARA
Associated Press /
January 26, 2013
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‘‘The bureaucracy here is terrible,’’ Pascual says. But now she sounds contented, and spends much of her time supporting other Spaniards who keep arriving in Chile. ‘‘Many people are coming, so we help them a little, because it’s very bureaucratic here, very complicated, and they get desperate.’’
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