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Immigration on the rise from crisis-hit Venezuela

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 5:14 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 August 2016 5:15 PM ]

People queue up to buy basic food and household items outside a supermarket in Caracas, on August 8, 2016. (AFP)

Jesus Silva
Press TV, Caracas

Growing economic hardships in Venezuela are prompting more people to leave the country in search of a better life. The opposition blames the government for the current economic problems, but officials are accusing the opposition of exploiting the surge in immigration for their political propaganda.

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