Venezuelan Political Activists Warn US Students About Socialism

Venezuelans Andrés Guilarte and Jorge Galicia are warning U.S. college students about the dangers of socialism.

Jorge Galicia (L) and Andrés Guilarte are Venezuelan political activists touring the country and sharing their stories about how socialism destroyed Venezuela. Courtesy of The Fund for American Studies

When Jorge Galicia was told that college students in the United States might benefit from his story, because many campuses are pro-socialism, he didn’t understand.

Galicia had not long ago spent months in isolation, off the grid, hiding from the state police in Venezuela because he had been involved in political demonstrations calling for liberty. In the United States, he'd sought asylum, knowing someone who is politically active as he is would only face persecution if he went back.