Venezuela attracts flocks of immigrants seeking better life
As unemployment brings despair to what once was a land of prosperity, many of those who are hunting for a better life are now making some unexpected choices. Lucy Kafanov reports from Venezuela on why the country's becoming a more attractive place to move to. Ref. Source 4
A CNN investigation has revealed that Venezuela may have issued passports and visas to people with ties to terrorism.
One confidential intelligence report obtained by CNN says people connected to the terrorist group Hezbollah may have obtained Venezuelan passports and IDs from 2008 to 2012. Interviews and records show that people may have been fraudulently granted passports since the early 2000s.
The year-long investigation by CNN and CNN en EspaƱol involved reviews of thousands of documents and interviews in the United States, Spain, Venezuela and the United Kingdom. Ref. CNN.
Lookout, just now Venezuela will be on the infamous ban list of countries stopped from entering the states. I don't think we get along well with them anyway. Chavez is a big dictator.
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