During her second government, an [[open borders]] policy was applied. The immigrant population went from 1% to 6.1%<ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=http://www.diarioestrategia.cl//texto-diario/mostrar/1116871/chile-pais-americano-mayor-aumento-inmigrantes|title=Chile es el país americano con mayor aumento de inmigrantes|publisher=diarioestrategia.cl|date=9 November 2018}}</ref> with certain communities reaching historic numbers in the population such as Haitians, Venezuelans, Colombians and Ecuadorians, changing the demographics of Chile drastically. A lot are [[Illegal immigration|illegally]] since they entered with tourism visa and remained in the country after it expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mundo.sputniknews.com/america-latina/201807211080583390-regulacion-inmigrantes-tramite-extranjeros-irregulares/|title=Haitianos en Chile esperan por horas a la intemperie para regularizar situación migratoria|language=es|published=Sputniknews.com|date=21 September 2018}}</ref> The former minister of foreign affairs, Heraldo Muñoz, admited that the government knew about the Haitian immigrant traffic and that they only notified the Haitian Government about it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/96DVdnnrr0M?t=3378|title=Los vaivenes del polémico pacto migratorio - Mesa Central - 16 de diciembre|publisher=T13|language=es|date= 16 December 2018}}</ref> | During her second government, an [[open borders]] policy was applied. The immigrant population went from 1% to 6.1%<ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=http://www.diarioestrategia.cl//texto-diario/mostrar/1116871/chile-pais-americano-mayor-aumento-inmigrantes|title=Chile es el país americano con mayor aumento de inmigrantes|publisher=diarioestrategia.cl|date=9 November 2018}}</ref> with certain communities reaching historic numbers in the population such as Haitians, Venezuelans, Colombians and Ecuadorians, changing the demographics of Chile drastically. A lot are [[Illegal immigration|illegally]] since they entered with tourism visa and remained in the country after it expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mundo.sputniknews.com/america-latina/201807211080583390-regulacion-inmigrantes-tramite-extranjeros-irregulares/|title=Haitianos en Chile esperan por horas a la intemperie para regularizar situación migratoria|language=es|published=Sputniknews.com|date=21 September 2018}}</ref> The former minister of foreign affairs, Heraldo Muñoz, admited that the government knew about the Haitian immigrant traffic and that they only notified the Haitian Government about it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/96DVdnnrr0M?t=3378|title=Los vaivenes del polémico pacto migratorio - Mesa Central - 16 de diciembre|publisher=T13|language=es|date= 16 December 2018}}</ref> |