Millions of Venezuelans are passing through Colombia in search of better lives – but many find closed borders and persecution. This is The Globe’s first stop in a year-long examination of the global migration crisis
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Large Venezuelan Migration Sparks Xenophobic Backlash In Colombia By
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Just three days after crossing the border into Colombia to escape food shortages, joblessness and authoritarian rule in Venezuela, Alexander González says he s shocked by the xenophobia of his adopted homeland. Colombians treat Venezuelans badly, says González, 19, as he takes a breather in the Colombian town of Pamplona before setting off on foot for the capital of Bogotá. They practically spit in our faces.
Amid Venezuela s worst-ever economic crisis, which is widely blamed on corruption and mismanagement by President Nicolás Maduro s socialist regime, more than 5 million Venezuelans have fled the country.
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Jose Paéz (right), who migrated from Venezuela, pleads with a Colombian police officer. He was detained with about 50 other people at a roadblock in Pamplona. John Otis for NPR
Just three days after crossing the border into Colombia to escape food shortages, joblessness and authoritarian rule in Venezuela, Alexander González says he s shocked by the xenophobia of his adopted homeland. Colombians treat Venezuelans badly, says González, 19, as he takes a breather in the Colombian town of Pamplona before setting off on foot for the capital of Bogotá. They practically spit in our faces.