A migração dos haitianos para o Brasil (2016-2024): entre a integração e a transnacionalização, uma migração bem-sucedida?

Abstract

This study seeks to understand the transnational aspect of Haitian migration and how it has been influenced by the difficulties these migrants face in integrating socio-spatially in Chapeco, in the state of Santa Catarina. Transnationalism, in this study, was seen as the nature of Haitian migration in terms of its routes and motives, and also as a means of resistance for these migrants, a form of self-affirmation. The main objective is to understand how the dynamics of local integration influence the transnational process. To this end, a qualitative and quantitative approach was adopted, based on semi-structured interviews with migrants as actors in this migration and also on the completion of a questionnaire. The combination of these two means of data collection made it possible to obtain results that can explain this dialectical relationship between transnationalism and integration. These results reveal the tensions between official discourses of inclusion and discriminatory practices on the ground, without forgetting the resulting transnational practices. This study highlights the need to reform mechanisms for migrant integration and spatial justice. The dissertation contributes to the debate on local governance of immigration in Latin America and the role of capitalism in the unequal geography of places and migration as a consequence.