In Argentina, care policies legitimize different services - both access and quality - for different classes and families depend to a large extent on their own resources to defamilialize their care responsibilities. At the same time, a rights based legal framework on migration developed in 2004, which together with sustained economic growth over the last decade, made Argentina 'the epicenter of South American immigration'. Residents of neighbouring countries are eligible for residency, irrespective of whether they have a job. This paper analyses the links between the social organization of childcare and the work of migrant women. It will show a panorama in which migrant workers, in particular from Paraguay and Peru, are integrated into private caring strategies.
