Quote from: peter0425 on November 06, 2019, 09:04:47 AM

Mind to sharw buddy what happened to those 20% population lost un 5 years?

They are spread across many countries, neighbor countries concentrate the majority, mostly poor people seeking a job to send money back home, but there are also professionals, and even wealthier families that are able to live in other countries, some because of their ancestry gave them a chance to request citizenship in Europe or other countries.

Now that so many want to leave, our people are forced to request tourist visa in several countries when a mere 10 years ago a passport would do (even connect flight). When your country is nice everyone welcomes you, but when your country sucks everyone closes the door in your face. And the immigration officials in some countries can get very rough, always suspecting you and returning many.

So it varies. Some people just come and go, in sync to their visa limit to avoid overstaying. Many do overstay, because among other reasons, our government would not renew (or issue) passports at all. In turn a few countries are even allowing expired passports.

Some succeed, some don't. Women are often exploited or kidnapped and forced into prostitution, its a mess. Also some criminals have emigrated and given us a very bad reputation by doing their things (typically steal at gun point). But the vast majority are honest people seeking a job, enough to keep on living and send some money home, but many have to live hidden escaping both the local crime, AND the country's immigration raids; and on top they get exploited, when not abused or worse.

Many are separated families, such as a single mother that left her daughter under care of her granny to work as a cook in a Caribbean island and send some money home so they can eat and buy medicine. Or people that need constant medication had the choice of: 1 Die, or 2 Leave. I know one personally that, in-spite being a diehard fan of the current gov, had to leave to keep his diabetes medication, as the current administration has ran the healthcare system (and everything else) to the ground.

We peaked at 30 million population, it is now estimated around 6 million have left (20%). Some people sell everything, home, car, all things, and it barely lets them purchase a bus ticket to their intended destination. Some people can only afford the trip to the border, enter the neighbor and start working there to make enough to keep going, and repeat, at least before their entry visa expire. Many work illegally, since a tourist visa usually doesn't allow it. Oh and requesting a visa can cost a small fortune, which doesn't help.

You can read more here, and search more about it by yourself online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_refugee_crisis