There could be up to 4 million Venezuelan
migrants living in Colombia by 2021 if the situation in the socialist-run
country worsens, Colombia's foreign minister said on Tuesday, estimating the
cost at some $9 billion. Venezuelans have been crossing into countries across
the region to escape food and medicine shortages and a deep economic crisis.
Many have settled in Colombia, with which Venezuela shares a porous eastern
border. Nearly one million Venezuelan immigrants already live in Colombia,
which has a total population of around 50 million. More..
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