Colombia opens camp for Venezuela migrants as exodus swells

[Bacchus4.0]

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/colombia-opens-camp-venezuela-migrants-exodus-swells-59175189

Colombian authorities moved homeless Venezuelan migrants to a soccer field filled with yellow tents and cots Tuesday, as the number of migrants fleeing their nation's economic and humanitarian calamity has risen.

The first migrant camp for Venezuelans in Colombia's capital sparked a protest from residents who said they feared their new neighbors would bring crime and disease — the latest hint of escalating tensions throughout the region over the spillover of Venezuela's crisis.

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Colombian officials had been reluctant to set up refugee-style camps, even while similar sites have been created at Ecuador's border with Peru and in Brazil. The new camp is modeled after a temporary refugee settlement for Syrian arrivals in France.

Authorities fear camps could become permanent fixtures and hinder Venezuelans from integrating into society. But with over 1 million Venezuelans now living in Colombia, officials said they had no choice but to offer tents to destitute migrants.

[GatoGordo]

1. Everyone agrees this is a humanitarian catastrophe except

the Castroists who insist that every negative report coming out of Venezuela is propaganda.

Even worse, some Chavistas (Delcy Rodriguez) insist that these hardships are good for Venezuelans, as they have gotten "soft" over the years and could stand to go without (food/medicine/potable water/electricity) for a while, like their ancestors did!

Trump needs to open up the pocketbook and help Peru, Colombia and Brazil with these influxes. 10% of Venezuela has fled in the last few years, and things are not improving.