A decade under Maduro, migration marks Venezuelans’ lives

By REGINA GARCIA CANO
Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Few Venezuelans have not had their lives touched by migration over the last 10 years, when more than 7 million people left the struggling South American country. The political, economic and humanitarian crisis has marked the entirety of President Nicolas Maduro’s government. He became Venezuela’s leader a decade ago this March after then-President Hugo Chavez died. People in Venezuela these days long for evenings or weekends spent around a grill with loved ones who have left. Meanwhile members of the diaspora abroad lament missed birthdays, graduations and funerals.