Ecuador Imposes New Passport Requirements as Millions Flee Socialist Venezuela
Number of Venezuelans who have left country could reach 3 million by year's end
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Dozens of desperate Venezuelans ignored the new requirement and simply forced their way into Ecuador without permission.
“We are not moving because we want to. The government is killing us on account of hunger.” -–Carlos Quinteros, Venezuelan traveler.
Number:
Venezuelans seeking asylum abroad could reach 3 million by the end of the year.
The daily influx of Venezuelans to Ecuador reached 4,000.
Almost 500 Venezuelan migrants traveling to Ecuador from Colombia had to halt their journey when they learned that they needed a passport to enter the country.
A mob of desperate Venezuelans numbering in the dozens, however, ignored the new requirement and simply forced their way into Ecuador without permission. 
