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benamery21's avatar

Last time I checked only about 10% of those who’ve left Venezuela ended up in the U.S. a far smaller percentage of refugees from Iraq and Syria and Afghanistan are here. It’s not close to being the case that the US is the only country taking refugees/asylees, despite being a leading cause of why folks are leaving their homes.

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Zero Cool's avatar

Also Cuba although I don’t see migrants to represent a substantial portion of those coming in the US.

That said, if there’s an opportunity to build strong relations with a country where migrants are coming from it’s Cuba. President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed openness for continuing relations with the US although during the Trump and Biden Administration they have taken a back burner.

With Venezuela, it’s more complicated.

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/hialeah/article285207352.html

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