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*Due to the Venezuelan refugee crisis, in 2017, 22,000 new '''Venezuelan refugees''' sought shelter in Brazil. By mid-2019, over 168,000 Venezuelans were living in Brazil.<ref>"Immigration to Brazil", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Brazil, accessed 18 May 2021.</ref> | *Due to the Venezuelan refugee crisis, in 2017, 22,000 new '''Venezuelan refugees''' sought shelter in Brazil. By mid-2019, over 168,000 Venezuelans were living in Brazil.<ref>"Immigration to Brazil", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Brazil, accessed 18 May 2021.</ref> | ||
*People from Venezuela who live outside of their territory live mainly in the '''United States, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago and most of South America'''. Most of them arrived to escape from the military dictatorship of the 1950s and the political repressions in the 1960s. | *People from Venezuela who live outside of their territory live mainly in the '''United States, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago and most of South America'''. Most of them arrived to escape from the military dictatorship of the 1950s and the political repressions in the 1960s. | ||
*There is also a growing number of Venezuelans in '''Canada'', almost all of them working for the oil industry after the 2002 strike. | *There is also a growing number of Venezuelans in '''Canada''', almost all of them working for the oil industry after the 2002 strike. | ||
*Since the arrival of President Hugo Chávez, a significative growing number of '''young Venezuelans''' are fleeing their country in search of better living standards and work opportunities. | *Since the arrival of President Hugo Chávez, a significative growing number of '''young Venezuelans''' are fleeing their country in search of better living standards and work opportunities. | ||
*More recently, since the crisis worsening in 2012, another wave of Venezuelans have emigrated, including people from all age groups and socioeconomic statuses.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#V, accessed 3 June 2021.</ref> | *More recently, since the crisis worsening in 2012, another wave of Venezuelans have emigrated, including people from all age groups and socioeconomic statuses.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#V, accessed 3 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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*Many of former Venezuelan citizens studied gave reasons for leaving Venezuela that included lacking of freedom, high levels of insecurity and lacking opportunity in the country. It has also been stated that some parents in Venezuela encourage their children to leave the country in protection of their children due to the insecurities Venezuelans face. | *Many of former Venezuelan citizens studied gave reasons for leaving Venezuela that included lacking of freedom, high levels of insecurity and lacking opportunity in the country. It has also been stated that some parents in Venezuela encourage their children to leave the country in protection of their children due to the insecurities Venezuelans face. | ||
*In November 2018, UNHCR (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and the IOM (International Organization for Migration) said the number of refugees had risen to 3 million, most of which had gone to other Latin American countries and the Caribbean.<ref>"Venezuelan refugee crisis", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_refugee_crisis, accessed 3 June 2021.</ref> | *In November 2018, UNHCR (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and the IOM (International Organization for Migration) said the number of refugees had risen to 3 million, most of which had gone to other Latin American countries and the Caribbean.<ref>"Venezuelan refugee crisis", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_refugee_crisis, accessed 3 June 2021.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[es:Emigración de Venezuela]] | [[es:Emigración de Venezuela]] | ||
[[Category:Venezuela]] | [[Category:Venezuela]] | ||