ABSTRACT Immigration was a central feature in the making of modern Buenos Aires. Elites celebrated the massive presence of immigrants but also voiced concerns about the arrival of certain groups perceived as potentially dangerous to the making of a healthy, modern “Argentine race.”Eugenic discourses rationalized those concerns around the idea of desirable and undesirable immigrants. People with tuberculosis were part of the latter. These discourses, however, were merely discourses, either not implemented in practice or mostly inconsequential. This article underlines the importance of being cautious when historical narratives of eugenics are only based on discourses.

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受欢迎和不受欢迎的移民。现代布宜诺斯艾利斯的疾病、优生学和话语

摘要 移民是现代布宜诺斯艾利斯的一个核心特征。精英们庆祝移民的大量存在，但也表达了对某些被认为对形成健康的现代“阿根廷种族”有潜在危险的群体的到来表示担忧。患有结核病的人属于后者。然而，这些话语仅仅是话语，要么没有在实践中实施，要么大多无关紧要。本文强调了当优生学的历史叙述仅基于话语时保持谨慎的重要性。