Abstract

Among the problems faced by migrants in Santiago de Chile is access to quality housing and habitat, particularly in the first years of their migratory experience. They also face difficulties of coexistence, discrimination, and xenophobia in public spaces, neighborhoods, and work. We approach these aspects from the notion of urban proof that refers to a tension of historical and structural nature that confronts individuals with common challenges in relation to their life in the city, to which they must respond from their experience and personal resources. Through a qualitative study, we seek to know how these tensions manifest themselves for a group of migrants and the ways in which they face them. The results confirm the presence of early housing vulnerability, racism, and discrimination, while the main supports are the migratory project, together with withdrawal into the domestic space and "bearing" discrimination.

Keywords Migration; migratory project; housing; labor; racism