The Backlash to Venezuelan Migration Is Here
The Backlash to Venezuelan Migration Is Here
By
Brian Winter
Even before the coronavirus, Peru and other countries were seeing greater xenophobia — with an uncertain impact on politics.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on migration
LIMA — At the Polvos Azules flea market in downtown Lima, there are so many Venezuelan vendors in row seven that some call it Little Caracas.
“I’ve been lucky — in Peru, I eat three meals a day,” said Enrique Callvit, 24, who fled Venezuela on a Friday in 2018 — and found a job selling shoes here by the following Tuesday. A few stalls down, Ian, 20, said he saves enough money to send $25 to $50 a week home to...
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