Colombia Bears the Brunt of Venezuela’s Migrant Crisis

Thousands of migrants from Venezuela cross the border every day

Norelia Perozo, 32, and her 1-year-old daughter Arantza, in Medellin, Colombia, on Sept. 29, 2018. Perozo fled Venezuela three months ago with her child to seek a better life in Colombia. Mathew Di Salvo/Special to The Epoch Times

MEDELLIN, Colombia—Norelia Perozo never expected to be on the streets selling lollipops so she could feed her 1-year-old baby.

But the 50,000 Colombian pesos ($17) she can make on a good day goes a lot further than the minimum wage in her home country of Venezuela.