Milei: Foreigners Should Pay for Public Services in Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei has stated his support for requiring foreigners to pay for public services, including healthcare and education, in the country. "The idea that they come, use our resources, and leave is not acceptable," Milei declared in an interview, drawing a parallel to the migration crisis in Ceuta and criticizing Europe for embracing "all the stupidities of wokeism."

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The idea that they come, use our resources, and leave is not acceptable.

Milei's remarks come amid discussions about migration and resource allocation. While he did not provide specific figures on non-resident foreigners, reports indicate they constitute a small percentage of university enrollment, and those attending typically need an Argentine DNI, implying residency. The president also referenced Antonio Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony, suggesting a "stage 2.0" of infiltration where foreigners allegedly embed themselves as students, professors, and researchers. Milei accused former President Cristina Kirchner of opening this door, warning of "terrorists disguised as students, journalists, professors, and researchers."

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Europe bought all the stupidities of wokeism.

Further elaborating on his political philosophy, Milei presented a dichotomy between two competing models: the "socialism and wokeism" model, which he argues necessitates a larger state, and the "ideas of freedom" model, which advocates for a smaller state. He linked this ideological struggle to an alleged anti-Argentina campaign, which he claimed, without presenting evidence, was funded by Brazil, Mexico, the Democratic Party in the United States, and a faction of Spain's Socialist Workers' Party led by Pedro Sánchez, along with local "Kirchnerists."

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The strategy of Gramsci of taking education, taking the media, taking culture and the state, has moved to a stage 2.0. They insert themselves as students, they insert themselves as professors, they insert themselves as researchers. That's what Cristina Kirchner did. She opened this door. You have terrorists disguised as students, as journalists, as professors, as researchers.