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During the 20th century, "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance" according to Newsweek. [2] Emigration began at low rates in 1983 after oil prices collapsed, though the increased rates of emigration, especially the flight of professionals, grew largely following the Bolivarian Revolution which was led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. [33]
El Universal explained how the "Bolivarian diaspora" in Venezuela has been caused by the "deterioration of both the economy and the social fabric, rampant crime, uncertainty and lack of hope for a change in leadership in the near future". [30] In 1998, the year Chavez was first elected, only 14 Venezuelans were granted U.S. asylum.
He assumed responsibility for the legal protection and resettlement of tens of thousands of refugees arriving in Venezuela. International Refugee Organization officials consider Mendoza to have directed the most successful refugee program in the post-war period. Immigration reached a peak while he was minister and would later decline with a new ...
Crisis in Venezuela: 8.9 million: Venezuela: 2014 Present 10 years [17] Syrian Civil War: 6.7 million: Syria: 2011 Present 13 years [18] Soviet–Afghan War: 6.2 million: Afghanistan: 1978 1989 11 years [19] Yemeni Civil War: 4.5 million: Yemen: 2015 Present 9 years [20] Vietnam War: 3.0 million: Mainland Southeast Asia: 1975 2000 25 years [21 ...
The Office of International Organization for Migration Director General's Special Envoy for the Regional Response to the Venezuela Situation (OSE [1]) is based in Panama City, Panama, [2] and leads the coordination and operational oversight for 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean operating under the framework of the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP [3]), while ...
A Venezuela election body stacked with Maduro backers has declared Maduro the winner of the country’s July 28 election but refused to release vote tallies. Opposition leaders say partial tallies ...
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Seven countries, an ocean and over a thousand miles stand between them and their dreams for a future