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October 23, 2023

What Is Behind the Surge in Emigration From Venezuela?

The number of Venezuelan migrants seeking to reach the United States has surged this year. Venezuelan migrants in Colombia are pictured. // File Photo: Colombian Government.

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Blaine Bookey, legal director and adjunct professor of law, and Felipe Navarro, policy and advocacy manager, both at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco: “The protracted crisis in Venezuela has led to massive displacement for nearly a decade. The conditions forcing Venezuelans to flee have not improved, only deteriorated. The plight of Venezuelans persists in the context of increased displacement across the region resulting from political instability, climate change and disasters, and increasing violence. Conditions have become untenable even in countries that receive Venezuelan refugees and migrants, like Colombia. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Colombians seeking refuge at the U.S. southern border increased more than tenfold. Last year, our center met with Venezuelans transiting through Panama. Most were unaware of…”

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