País Portátil II: Venezuela’s Migration Crisis
Panel Discussion
December 5, 2018 · 4:30 pm—6:30 pm · 219 Aaron Burr
Program in Latin American Studies
Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta, Colombia, to buy basic supplies, Sunday, July 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
The panel will address the complexity of the mass migration of Venezuelans in the recent past, a displacement that constitutes the largest exodus from any Latin American country in history. País Portátil will also discuss the resulting borderland crisis between Venezuela and its neighbor Colombia and the challenges currently confronting Venezuela.
Ana María Ibáñez (PLAS Visiting Fellow)
Margarita López Maya (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Venezuela)
Francesca Ramos (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
Rafael Sánchez (PLAS Visiting Fellow)
Javier Guerrero (Spanish and Portuguese)
