Only Venezuelans Can Solve Their Problems

Alvaro Vargas Llosa criticizes Latin American nations and the U.S. for not taking in more Venezuelan refugees (“Open the Door to Venezuelan Migrants,” op-ed, Oct. 11). But doing what he advocates would exacerbate Venezuela’s problems in a way that he ignores. Continually accepting refugees fleeing oppression while doing nothing to combat what they’re escaping, enables dictators to maintain power. When a dictatorship is allowed to efficiently relieve itself of those most opposed to its evils, it operates as a relief valve. More…