Monthly Archives: March 2021

Love thy neighbour (and legalise their status) – Colombia and its approach to migrants from Venezuela

Colombia migrants Venezuela

Colombia was recently praised for recognising what should be obvious: the arrival, over the last couple of years, of some 1.5 million migrants and refugees from its neighbour Venezuela might be Venezuela’s loss, but it is Colombia’s gain.  Colombia chose to maximise the benefits it will gain from the new arrivals by giving legal status to Venezuelan migrants and refugees.  …