Colombia’s influx of Venezuelan migrants has led to accusations the migrants are fueling crime and drawing resources needed by low-income Colombians. This resembles some responses to Venezuelan arrivals in Chicago.
WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell spent two weeks in Colombia – a country that’s received a much larger influx of Venezuelan migrants than Chicago – to discover how the conditions compare, how Venezuelan migrants in both countries are experiencing xenophobia) and what lessons the city of Chicago can learn.
This episode is a part of the Democracy Solutions Project), a partnership among WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government.
