Once Latin America’s Richest Nation, Venezuela Continues to Fall Apart

Once Latin America’s Richest Nation, Venezuela Continues to Fall Apart
Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge from San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela to Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on July 25, 2017. Colombia is the most impacted country by the growing influx of Venezuelan migrants. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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Thousands of Venezuelans flee their country each day, amid a deepening political and economic crisis. Growing hunger and violence are forcing desperate migrants to pour into neighboring countries, fueling the worst humanitarian crisis in the region.
Once Latin America’s richest country, oil-rich Venezuela in the past has been host to thousands of refugees. Now, its economy has collapsed in a startling fashion, under the impact of years of failed socialist policies.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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