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Venezuela's crime rate is a major cause of emigration. [1] [33] According to sociologist Tomás Páez, Venezuelan parents and grandparents encourage young people to leave the country for their own safety. [15] Venezuela deteriorated under Hugo Chávez, with political instability and violence increasing. [66]
The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they'll ...
CNN has reached out to Venezuelan authorities to inquire if Martínez will be allowed to leave Venezuela. Under international law, citizens granted political asylum by other countries should be ...
Michel, a Venezuelan migrant, says leaving Venezuela with his wife and five children was not an easy decision. Francelys Guedez says she didn't want to see her 12 year-old son continue living ...
The UN said that in the first part of 2018, about 5,000 Venezuelans were leaving Venezuela daily. [266] A February 2019 UN reported estimated that 3.4 million Venezuelans have emigrated, and they expect another 1.9 million may emigrate in 2019. [141] [266] The UN estimates 2.7 million have gone to the Caribbean and Latin America.
Venezuela is engulfed in a political and economic crisis which has led to more than seven million people leaving the country since 2015. The process and results of the 2018 presidential elections were widely disputed.
The former diplomat said his last hours in Venezuela “were very tense” because he faced the prospect of leaving the country freely with his wife or staying at the embassy “without the ...
Angulo said leaving Venezuela at first sank her into depression. She and a friend left for Colombia, where she spent six months selling coffee and arepas before moving to Chile, where she settled down and works as an administrative assistant. “Yes, I really want to return, but I’m waiting for the right moment to do so,” she said.