Chile recently deployed its military as the country's border is being "overwhelmed" by migrants entering from Bolivia. CBN News reports "Venezuela is now the source of the world's second-largest mass exodus, after Syria":
While the U.S. southern border is still inundated with thousands of illegal border crossings each month, we're not the only country struggling with this issue. The South American country of Chile is being overwhelmed by migrants crossing from Bolivia, and they've deployed their military to try and stop the flow.
Migrants catch rides when they can, and when all else fails, they're making the journey on foot. They're spread out among back roads leading south through Colombia, Peru, and here, in Bolivia. They've left home countries like Venezuela because it's almost impossible to survive on the minimum salary of only $2 a month.
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CBN News visited the Bolivian Altiplano, at an elevation of 12,000 feet, along the border between Bolivia and Chile. Right now there are thousands of migrants crossing this border illegally here in broad daylight. And even more will cross at night.
We observed soldiers on the Chilean side trying to stop the migration, but it's very difficult because no matter how far out the soldiers post, the migrants just walk a little bit further and cross illegally anyway. That's a big problem because it's very dangerous up here. At night it gets super cold and so many of these migrants are dying along the way.
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Local media reports that nearly 30 people have died here, attempting the crossing over the last 12 months. Soldiers tell us they are here to keep that from happening although they see their efforts as futile.
CBN reports Chile has the "highest standard of living in all of Latin America" compared to low minimum salaries such as $2 per month in Venezuela.
"My hope is that things get better in Venezuela and we can go back to our country," a Venezuelan migrant said. "That's it. That's all we want. We have faith that one day it will happen."
I don't know what is going on down there in South America, but I'm sure it has nothing to do with Socialism! 🤥
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