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 ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country. Refugee agency UNHCR estimates more than 7.
The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of people to leave the country over the past decade. Their dreams quashed by the crisis, many Venezuela ns wonder if they will ever be able to return to their homeland, which once was the most prosperous in South America. Refugee agency UNHCR estimates more than 7.7 million Venezuela ns have left since 2014.
Ana Isabel Gómez, 51, decided to emigrate in 2014 after feeling her safety and that of her family were at risk. Angulo was working in human resources at a hospital when she was asked to join pro-government demonstrations and refused. Then came the retaliation. The hospital stopped giving her heart medication that her mother needed. Eventually, her position was eliminated.
Morán, who was studying and working in Caracas, decided to emigrate to Spain. He moved to Valencia, becoming the first member of his family to leave. Later, one brother moved to the Dominican Republic and another to Colombia.“What we do is help to support them all,” said Morán, 29, who works as a tile salesman in Madrid.
Like many other Venezuelans living abroad, Sequeiros won’t vote in Sunday’s election, because he found the process to register too bureaucratic. But he has hope that “there can be a great change on July 28.”.
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