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![Chavismo supporters march in support of President Maduro in the dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo territory, in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1833774891-400x300.jpg)
War Fears Grow as US Holds Military Drills in Guyana Amid Venezuela Oil Dispute
“If there's one thing we don't want here in South America, it's war,” said Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
![Former Republican nominee for New York City mayor and founder of self-proclaimed "crime-fighting" group Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliwa, joins protesters at John Paul Jones Park opposing the New York City Council's plan to open migrant shelters in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1102-curtis-sliwa-400x300.jpg)
US Immigration Policy Is Designed to Divide the Working Class
A policy that legalizes some immigrants and criminalizes others pits workers against each other for employers' benefit.
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1031-maduro-400x300.jpg)
Latin American Leaders Reject US-Imposed Migration Policies at Palenque Summit
At the Palenque Summit in Mexico City, Latin American leaders blamed coercive U.S. policies for the migration crisis.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1006-aoc-400x300.jpg)
“A Cruel Policy”: AOC Asks Biden to Reverse Course on Building Trump Border Wall
The Biden administration announced this week that it’s planning to waive dozens of laws to build Trump’s border wall.
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US Intervention and Sanctions Blamed for Rise in US-Mexico Border Crossings
Expanding policing of migrants only causes more hardships, said Fernando García of the Border Network for Human Rights.
![Colombian President Says Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Are Driving Migration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/Seg-Petro-alt-400x300.jpg)
Colombian President Says Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Are Driving Migration
“The scars of history … continue to weigh against humanity,” says Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
![Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó speaks to the press in Miami, Florida, on April 27, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1252233269-400x300.jpg)
US Economic War on Venezuela Has Rewarded Corruption and Undermined Democracy
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s fall from grace symbolizes the failure of U.S. and opposition tactics.
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Sanctions on Venezuela Aren’t Promoting Democracy, They’re Killing Venezuelans
Biden has largely kept Trump’s policies in place, leading to widespread suffering of the Venezuelan people.
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US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border
The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as Title 42 ends.
![Venezuelans hold a demonstration demanding salaries in line with the rising inflation and the high cost of basic necessities in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 23, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246475601-400x300.jpg)
As US Reengages Maduro, Oil Giants Earn Deals — and Venezuelans Protest
The protests in Venezuela show a broad movement of people who are reaching the end of their tether amid inequality.