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00:03 Report / Alejandro Rebossio
00:38	Evgeniia Salomé | Russian immigrant
01:26	Iván Dubois | Member of Parliament
02:03	Salomón Ramírez Santacruz | Vice President of Deportivo Paraguayo

Script:

+++(ATMO)+++ ((Tango))

00:01
In Buenos Aires, Evgeniia Salome is trying to find her footing in tango.

(ATMO)

00:10
She left Russia because of her LGBT activism, particularly after her partner was drafted to fight in the war against Ukraine.

00:20
But in Argentina, in Argentina, the Milei government has made it challenging for foreigners to obtain citizenship. 
The new decree requires them to pay for access to the country’s public healthcare and education.

As a cancer patient, she is worried about her medical treatment, which she cannot afford.

Evgeniia Salome, Russian immigrant in Argentina
"My hopes, expectations, and plans have crumbled. I don't understand what to do now. In general, you can't say that my life completely depended on getting an Argentine passport. No. But it was part of a plan that gave meaning to my life."

00:59
+++ GVs / FILE +++
In 2024, approximately 23,000 Russians moved to Argentina, with most settling in a few neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.

++meeting inside the house++
To keep connected, they have established a Union of Russian Speakers. 

01:10
Many of them feel that they are being affected by Argentina's economic issues.

01:15
++Lawmaker in restaurant++
A lawmaker from President Javier Milei's administration accuses Russians who arrived in Argentina after the invasion of Ukraine of intending to misuse Argentine citizenship.

01:26
Iván Dubois, Mercosur deputy for the party La Libertad Avanza
 When Russian citizens started to come to Argentina, there were a lot of abuses. There were abuses because they used Argentine citizenship to be able to enter European countries where many of the Russians who come here cannot enter".

01:43
++GVs and shop of immigrant++
Milei's decree simplifies the government's ability to deport migrants who enter the country illegally, falsify their immigration documents, or commit minor crimes in Argentina. 

01:53
This measure affects all immigrants equally, not just Russians, with the majority coming from Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Peru.

02:03
Salomón Ramírez Santacruz, vice-president of Deportivo Paraguayo
"It used to happen to me that I had a compatriot and I needed his trade and I could not take him because he had no documents. People like this can be useful to the economy that implements informal work: the migrant, who can also be exploited".

++ Tango++

02:25
As Evgeniia continues to learn tango dancing, her future in Argentina remains uncertain.

(let it run longer at the end)

++END++

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