Documentary: The Russian Revolution

As Chávismo Tightens Its Grip, Thousands Prepare to Flee Venezuela

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TIMESONLINE: Jason Chue used to knock off at five o’clock sharp, leave the office and go and enjoy his evening. Now he routinely finds himself stuck there long into the evening answering the plaintive e-mails of hundreds of Venezuelans pleading for information on how they can emigrate to the United States.

“They’re professional people with good jobs,” Mr Chue, a consular officer at the US Embassy in Caracas, explains. “But they’ll say they want to leave because they are frightened for their future and their children.” Amid protests and fear, thousands prepare to flee the slow revolution (more)

Mark Alexander