Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants

19 August 2018

Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia.

Thousands of Venezuelans fleeing their country's economic and political crisis have been crossing into Ecuador from Colombia using only identity cards.

Most are heading south to join family members in Peru and Chile.

Colombia has protested against the move, saying vulnerable people will be trapped on its side of the border.

In a separate incident, residents of a Brazilian town attacked a Venezuelan migrant camp on Saturday and drove the occupants back across the border.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45237368

[GatoGordo]

1. A great victory for Chavismo and the Bolivarian Revolution

Unless you are very wealthy and can pay off the bureaucrats at the passport office, or are an enchufado (connected, or "plugged in" ) with Chavismo friends, you are SOL when it comes to any sort of official paperwork. The government has effectively shut down and cannot do the simplest of acts of normal governance.

What can be easily retrieved from the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela is the Carnet de la Patria (Fatherland Card, aka Chavismo Loyalty Card). With this card, a person need not vote, as your vote is already tallied (for Chavismo, or whichever PSUV candidate in your locality) if you use the card for anything. Like gasoline, which now requires a person getting gas to scan the card. Or food. Or healthcare. Or travel.