The security specialist Daniel Adler presented a new legislative proposal that promises to spark debate: the "Foreign Enemy Law". This is a project aimed at directly combating what he calls "imported crime," through three pillars: immediate deportation, automatic inadmissibility, and cooperation among forces.
"Just as we brought down inflation, we're going to eradicate insecurity", Adler declared, in line with the official discourse that combines economic order with state authority.
"For years, Kirchnerism dismantled the border"
Adler blamed Kirchnerism for what he considers a lax immigration policy that allowed the uncontrolled entry of criminal networks into the country: "For years, they dismantled the border, weakened Immigration, and turned Argentina into a sieve."
According to the specialist, that was not an omission but a political decision: "They were accomplices of the mafias. They allowed drug traffickers, human trafficking networks, and foreign hitmen to settle without control."
He adds a blunt definition: "Today, we're paying the consequences of that model: a country overwhelmed by imported crime. This is not xenophobia. This is common sense and protection for decent Argentinians."
Data supporting the diagnosis
Adler's proposal is not based solely on perceptions. He points to concrete statistics:
- In 2024, over 30% of drug trafficking arrests in CABA involved foreigners.
- In Rosario, 40% of detained hitmen were not born in Argentina.
- Chile and Spain are already debating immigration restrictions due to the increase in crimes committed by foreigners.
What the Foreign Enemy Law proposes
The project is structured around three basic axes:
- Immediate deportation of foreigners with criminal records or irregular immigration status.
- Automatic inadmissibility of repeat offenders, criminals, and fugitives.
- Mandatory cooperation of provincial and municipal forces with Immigration and the Federal Police.
The objective, according to Adler, is to regain control of the national territory: "We're not here to be the plan B for Colombian drug traffickers, nor the refuge for Peruvian fugitives."
"If you come to commit crimes, you leave"
Adler makes it clear that this is not about criminalizing migration, but about differentiating between those who come to work and those who come to commit crimes:
- "If you're an immigrant who comes to work and contribute, you're welcome. But if you come to commit crimes, you leave."
- "Argentinians are tired of looking the other way. We're here to restore order."
