The 4th of September is celebrated on immigrant day in homage to the provision that established the First Triumvirate in 1812 with the aim of encourage immigration and offer protection to individuals of all nations and their families who would like to establish their domicile in the national territory.
The arrival of immigrants to the country responded to global patterns of population flows. The majority of them he left his homeland and embarked on an adventure, because they ignored almost everything about their destination, almost in its entirety would come from Europe, so the immigration of Italians and Spaniards. Although they also arrived Swiss, French, English and Germans.
During the first government of Juan Domingo Perón, the presence of immigrants took on meaning, so it was that in 1949, the National Executive Power officially established, through the resolution No. 21,430, the celebration of Immigrant Day the 4th of September. This date was chosen to commemorate the first Argentine decree, imposed by the first Triumvirate, a day like this but in 1812 and so on. honor foreign people who, for different reasons, came to the territory to contribute with their work and enrich it culturally.
Along these lines, is that the Ministry of Interior reported that Argentina was one of the countries that received the most immigrants between 1880 and 1930. Although in absolute terms the amount was lower compared to those headed to the United States, the Argentina was the country that had the highest proportion of foreigners in relation to your total population. According to the 1914 census data, a third of the country’s inhabitants was made up of foreigners.
However, it should be noted that currently, Argentina is the country of South America that greater number of migrants received. According to a 2017 ECLAC report, the foreign population represents 4.7%, (almost two million people).
International Migrant Day
The December 4, 2000 United Nations General Assembly, given the increase in migratory flows in the world, proclaimed the International Migrant Day.
It should be noted that ten years ago, on that same day in 1990, the Assembly had already adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Contrary to what many believe, migrants play a major role in the world economy.
Studies show that migrants contribute development and innovation, both to their countries of origin and to the countries of destination.
