Venezuela

Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has nearly tripled since 2010 and skews younger, more educated, and more recently arrived than immigrants overall.

Amid Record Venezuelan Arrivals, Biden Administration Embraces Border Expulsions Policy

Facing record Venezuelan arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Biden administration paired border expulsions with a limited humanitarian parole program.

Venezuelan migrants at a reception center in Brazil.

Discovery of Oil Could Bring Migrant Labor Opportunities and Climate Displacement Challenges for Guyana

Guyana's oil boom is driving growth and demand for immigrant talent in a country with a large emigrant population. But climate displacement is among the factors that threaten stability.

Image of indigenous Warao in a canoe on the Kaituma River in Guyana

A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas

The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador spoke at this high-level event held on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, focusing on the integration of Venezuelans in the Americas.

Venezuelan woman in an apartment building

From Fear to Solidarity: The Difficulty in Shifting Public Narratives about Refugees

Public solidarity with refugees is fragile. Messaging campaigns often backfire, and durable support requires addressing anxieties, equity, and long-term integration.

Three women, one in a headscarf and holding a baby, walk in the countryside in Devon, UK

South American Immigrants in the United States

South America's 3.4 million U.S. immigrants as of 2019 are part of a growing and diversifying population, driven by Venezuela's crisis and economic pressures.

Bienvenida a los Migrantes Venezolanos, Innovaciones en las Políticas de Integración en Colombia

En este webinario, ponentes examinaron cuestiones de integración y cohesión social en Colombia. También se exploró cómo la comunidad internacional podía apoyar a los países que estaban recibiendo altas cantidades de personas venezolanas, como Colombia, mientras intentaban estabilizar la situación de migrantes tanto como la de las comunidades de acogida, además de potenciar los beneficios de la migración y limitar sus posibles desventajas.

Welcoming Venezuelan Migrants, Innovations in Integration Policies in Colombia

Speakers examined issues of integration and social cohesion in Colombia, and explored how the international community could support countries receiving significant numbers of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in 2021.

Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees: The Cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

As of mid-2021, five South American countries hosted more than 70 percent of the 5.6 million Venezuelans living abroad. Informality and credential barriers hindered integration.

A family with a young child at an Orientation and Assistance Point in Bogota that offers services to Venezuelan refugees and migrants

Integración socioeconómica de los migrantes y refugiados venezolanos: Los casos de Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

A junio de 2021, más del 70 por ciento de los 5.6 millones de venezolanos en el exterior vivían en cinco países sudamericanos, con barreras de informalidad y credenciales.