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"(F)rustrations are typical in Venezuela, for rich and poor alike, and yet (Chavez) managed to stay in office for nearly 14 years, winning over a significant majority of the public with his outsize personality, his free-spending of state resources and his ability to convince Venezuelans that the Socialist revolution he envisions will make their lives better."
On January 8, Russia Today reported on Venezuelan opportunity. Immigrants flock there for good reason. They arrive from America and elsewhere.
They seek what's unavailable at home. They want a better life and find it. Venezuela "is sweeter for migrants searching for a better future," said RT.
In 2010, one million immigrants arrived. Rosa is one. "After decades of struggling in America, she decided to start anew in Venezuela."
She's not disappointed. In America, you're alone, she said. "Nobody helps you there."
"In Caracas, the helping hand came from the government." She got financial help to start a small business. Her new home was subsidized.
"That's why" she and others see Venezuela "as a place" of opportunity. She found none el norte. She left for something better.
Vital necessities are provided. They include free healthcare and education to the highest levels, subsidized food and housing, land reform, micro credit, affordable electricity and cooking gas, gasoline at 7 cents a gallon, and other social, economic, and political benefits.
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