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*** 6-Sep-18 World View -- Latin American countries open their borders to migrants from Socialist Venezuela
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Latin American countries open their borders to migrants from Socialist Venezuela
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Latin American countries meeting in Quito on Tuesday (AFP)
As the flood of 2.3 million refugees have fled Socialist Venezuela,
with no end in sight, much of central and south America is becoming
destabilized, and neighboring countries are looking for ways to
mitigate the disaster.
Migration officials representing eleven Latin American and Caribbean
countries, attending a two-day meeting in Quito, Ecuador, have signed
a joint declaration to make it much easier for refugees fleeing from
Venezuela to enter their countries.
Last month, Ecuador began refusing entry to Venezuelas who didn't have
valid passports, after receiving a stream of 4,000 new migrants every
day. However, that decision was later overturned by a court because
it contravened a regional agreement on free travel.
The decision to require a valid passport would have shut out the vast
majority of Venezuelan refugees, since getting a valid passport in
Venezuela can cost from $1,000 to $5,000 in bribes demanded by
Venezuelan government officials. Under the rules specified by the
Quito declaration, refugees will be allowed to enter the eleven
countries even if their travel documents have expired.
According to the Quito declaration:
<QUOTE>"5. Urge to the Government of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela to give priority to make the necessary measures for
the timely provision of identity and travel documents of its
citizens. Providing priority to identity cards, passports, birth
certificates, marriage certificates and certificates of criminal
records, as well as apostilles and legalization of documents
required by its citizens. In view of the fact that the lack of
such documents has generated: limitations on the right to free
movement and mobility, difficulties in immigration procedures,
impediments to extra-regional circulation, effects on social and
economic integration in the host countries and, on the contrary,
it has encouraged irregular migration.
6. In accordance with the national legislation of each country, to
receive expired travel documents as identity documents of
Venezuelan citizens for immigration purposes."<END QUOTE>
The eleven countries that signed the joint declaration are: Argentina,
Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
There were thirteen countries meeting in Quito, but two of them didn't
sign the declaration. Venezuela's left-wing ally Bolivia refused to
sign, while the Dominican Republic was unable to do so immediately for
administrative reasons. BBC and
Reuters and Quito Declaration (PDF)
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**** Venezuela's Socialist president Maduro refuses humanitarian aid
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The same group of 11 Latin American countries are urging Venezuela's
president Nicolás Maduro to "accept the cooperation of the governments
of the region and international organizations," who are expressing
a willingness to provide humanitarian aid, in order to help
alleviate the migration crisis.
According to the signed Quito Declaration:
<QUOTE>"13. They reiterate their concern about the serious
deterioration of the internal situation caused by the massive
migration of Venezuelans, addressed during this meeting, and call
for the opening of a humanitarian assistance mechanism that will
allow decompressing the critical situation, providing immediate
attention to the origin of the citizens affected.
14. The States agree to cooperate with each other to assist their
fellow citizens and urge the Government of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela to accept the cooperation of the governments of the
region and international organizations, in order to address the
situation of their respective communities established in
Venezuela."<END QUOTE>
However, Maduro's close associate Diosdado Cabello, president of the
Constituent National Assembly, called the offer "disgusting" and
"shameful," suggesting that the offer of humanitarian aid is unlikely
to be accepted.
Maduro is calling the entire refugee crisis a hoax, claims that the
videos of Venezuelan's fleeing on foot are a Hollywood style campaign
designed by Americans to embarrass him. He says that most of the
refugees that have left now want to come back
<QUOTE>"More than 90 percent are regretting it, of this group
that isn’t more than 600,000 Venezuelans who have left the country
in the last two years, according to confirmed, certified serious
figures. ...
I sometimes feel pain for the Venezuelans who left. We will hug
you again, come to Venezuela, come back to the homeland. We
Venezuelans are here, with our big, big Bolivian
hearts."<END QUOTE>
Actually, the real confirmed, certified serious figures are well into
the millions.
Maduro has urged departed refugees to "stop cleaning toilets abroad"
and return home. In August, he sent a plane to Peru to pick up around
migrants who had been duped into abandoning Venezuela, but only 100
returned. More airlifts are being scheduled. Channel News Asia and Reuters and LA Times and VOA
Related articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro,
Quito, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile,
Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia,
Dominican Republic, Diosdado Cabello
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Latin American countries open their borders to migrants from Socialist Venezuela
- Venezuela's Socialist president Maduro refuses humanitarian aid
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**** Latin American countries open their borders to migrants from Socialist Venezuela
****
Latin American countries meeting in Quito on Tuesday (AFP)
As the flood of 2.3 million refugees have fled Socialist Venezuela,
with no end in sight, much of central and south America is becoming
destabilized, and neighboring countries are looking for ways to
mitigate the disaster.
Migration officials representing eleven Latin American and Caribbean
countries, attending a two-day meeting in Quito, Ecuador, have signed
a joint declaration to make it much easier for refugees fleeing from
Venezuela to enter their countries.
Last month, Ecuador began refusing entry to Venezuelas who didn't have
valid passports, after receiving a stream of 4,000 new migrants every
day. However, that decision was later overturned by a court because
it contravened a regional agreement on free travel.
The decision to require a valid passport would have shut out the vast
majority of Venezuelan refugees, since getting a valid passport in
Venezuela can cost from $1,000 to $5,000 in bribes demanded by
Venezuelan government officials. Under the rules specified by the
Quito declaration, refugees will be allowed to enter the eleven
countries even if their travel documents have expired.
According to the Quito declaration:
<QUOTE>"5. Urge to the Government of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela to give priority to make the necessary measures for
the timely provision of identity and travel documents of its
citizens. Providing priority to identity cards, passports, birth
certificates, marriage certificates and certificates of criminal
records, as well as apostilles and legalization of documents
required by its citizens. In view of the fact that the lack of
such documents has generated: limitations on the right to free
movement and mobility, difficulties in immigration procedures,
impediments to extra-regional circulation, effects on social and
economic integration in the host countries and, on the contrary,
it has encouraged irregular migration.
6. In accordance with the national legislation of each country, to
receive expired travel documents as identity documents of
Venezuelan citizens for immigration purposes."<END QUOTE>
The eleven countries that signed the joint declaration are: Argentina,
Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
There were thirteen countries meeting in Quito, but two of them didn't
sign the declaration. Venezuela's left-wing ally Bolivia refused to
sign, while the Dominican Republic was unable to do so immediately for
administrative reasons. BBC and
Reuters and Quito Declaration (PDF)
****
**** Venezuela's Socialist president Maduro refuses humanitarian aid
****
The same group of 11 Latin American countries are urging Venezuela's
president Nicolás Maduro to "accept the cooperation of the governments
of the region and international organizations," who are expressing
a willingness to provide humanitarian aid, in order to help
alleviate the migration crisis.
According to the signed Quito Declaration:
<QUOTE>"13. They reiterate their concern about the serious
deterioration of the internal situation caused by the massive
migration of Venezuelans, addressed during this meeting, and call
for the opening of a humanitarian assistance mechanism that will
allow decompressing the critical situation, providing immediate
attention to the origin of the citizens affected.
14. The States agree to cooperate with each other to assist their
fellow citizens and urge the Government of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela to accept the cooperation of the governments of the
region and international organizations, in order to address the
situation of their respective communities established in
Venezuela."<END QUOTE>
However, Maduro's close associate Diosdado Cabello, president of the
Constituent National Assembly, called the offer "disgusting" and
"shameful," suggesting that the offer of humanitarian aid is unlikely
to be accepted.
Maduro is calling the entire refugee crisis a hoax, claims that the
videos of Venezuelan's fleeing on foot are a Hollywood style campaign
designed by Americans to embarrass him. He says that most of the
refugees that have left now want to come back
<QUOTE>"More than 90 percent are regretting it, of this group
that isn’t more than 600,000 Venezuelans who have left the country
in the last two years, according to confirmed, certified serious
figures. ...
I sometimes feel pain for the Venezuelans who left. We will hug
you again, come to Venezuela, come back to the homeland. We
Venezuelans are here, with our big, big Bolivian
hearts."<END QUOTE>
Actually, the real confirmed, certified serious figures are well into
the millions.
Maduro has urged departed refugees to "stop cleaning toilets abroad"
and return home. In August, he sent a plane to Peru to pick up around
migrants who had been duped into abandoning Venezuela, but only 100
returned. More airlifts are being scheduled. Channel News Asia and Reuters and LA Times and VOA
Related articles:
- US court seizes Venezuela's Citgo, as Argentina's peso crashes (31-Aug-2018)
- Socialist Venezuela introduces new fantasy currency and new Socialist changes (19-Aug-2018)
- Socialist Cuba moves to Capitalism, while Socialist Venezuela moves to self-destruction (16-Jul-2018)
- Hugo Chávez dismantled Venezuela's businesses on purpose to create Socialist Paradise (29-May-2016)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro,
Quito, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile,
Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia,
Dominican Republic, Diosdado Cabello
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