Illuminating the Arts-Policy Nexus 

I was in Argentina in 2010 and saw plenty of immigrants from Bolivia working the farms. But I also saw massive shanty towns. This was also true in Buenos Aires, in fact there was raid against the shanty towns, lots of crying, some deaths, and finger pointing between the mayor - who needs to keep public parks safe, and trash-free, and the federal government - which refuses to enforce border controls. (Media coverage of the raid was quite similar to today's raid against the Occupy Wall Street tents). The Argentine economy is indeed growing, but the poor are getting poorer due to the 29% annual inflation rate. Argentina cannot access international credit, and its protectionist policies will eventually be brought to the WTO's attention. I think if Argentina faced 11 million illegal immigrants, they would have a different policy on immigration. One thing that helps Argentina is that immigrants from Bolivia, Peru, etc all speak Spanish, so integration is easier from a communications perspective. However, the Argentines never really accept people with brown skin as "real" Argentines. If you trace your heritage back to Bolivia, Paraguay, etc - it's a lot harder to move up the professional ladder. Much easier if you have golden highlights in your hair, blue eyes and an Italian surname.