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Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« on: February 12, 2017, 04:19:03 pm »
Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens

By JOSHUA GOODMAN

 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Venezuelans for the first time led asylum requests to the United States as the country's middle class fled the crashing, oil-dependent economy.

Data from the U.S. government's Citizenship and Immigration Services show that 18,155 Venezuelans submitted asylum requests last year, a 150 percent increase over 2015 and six times the level seen in 2014. China was second place, with 17,745 requests coming from citizens of that country.

Venezuela first cracked the top 10 asylum-seeking nations following months of sometimes bloody street protests in early 2014 seeking to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

more at:  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_US_ASYLUM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-12-00-02-17

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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2017, 05:34:48 pm »
That is interesting
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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2017, 05:46:53 pm »
Cuba, the sequel.
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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2017, 11:31:28 pm »
Get that wall construction underway, pronto.

I'll bet half of Venezuela's population would set out for el Norte if they thought they had a chance...
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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2017, 11:35:18 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on February 12, 2017, 11:31:28 pm
Get that wall construction underway, pronto.

I'll bet half of Venezuela's population would set out for el Norte if they thought they had a chance...
They'll come here for the toilet paper...
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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2017, 03:29:40 pm »
People are starving, it is getting really bad down there.
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Re: Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2017, 03:46:41 pm »
And not a one should be granted! NOT ONE!

Terror Threat: Venezuela Has Been Selling Official Passports to Anyone Willing To Pay...In Iraq

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/02/09/surprise-venezuala-has-been-giving-passport-to-people-with-terror-ties-for-years-n2283550
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