Latin America might not be able to handle Venezuela refugee crisis

So what can be done? Santos believes a solution will require a reversal of the U.S. retreat from regional leadership. “I would say [the Americans] would have to lead the pack, and many of the other countries would accompany the U.S. in a solution for this disastrous situation,” he said. As a practical matter, a straightforward U.S. invasion of Venezuela is a nonstarter. It would polarize Latin America, and even if there were little armed resistance, it would be difficult to find or construct an alternative government. But some in the region are beginning to think about a different and more plausible scenario: a multilateral humanitarian intervention, which could follow a palace coup against Maduro — or, perhaps, another desperate rebellion by a population deprived of food, medicine, water and power. More…