Colombia sees new migrant wave from Venezuela amid US sanctions
Al JazeeraRights groups say Colombia unprepared to deal with another humanitarian crisis as new wave of Venezuela migrants arrive. “There is fear of the impact that the new US government sanctions will have on life in Venezuela,” said Marianne Menijvar, Colombia director for the International Rescue Committee, which runs facilities at the border. “It will keep growing.” ‘Humanitarian shockwaves’ Colombia, the staunchest US ally of Latin America, stood enthusiastically with Washington in recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful government when he declared himself as such in January. “They’ve basically pinned themselves into a corner in terms of Venezuela policy,” political analyst Sergio Guzman, head of Colombia Risk Analysis, told Al Jazeera. “We’re in a situation where if none of the parties change their position, we’re going to be going down the same road for a very long time.” The intensifying US sanctions against a defiant Latin American administration raise many comparisons to Cuba, and some Colombians wonder if they should settle in for a nearly 60-year standoff with little alleviation of the conditions driving migration.
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