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> “This is the point I made at the time: I said the sanctions were going to grind the Venezuelan economy into dust and have huge human consequences, one of which would be out-migration,” said Thomas Shannon, who served as undersecretary for political affairs at the State Department under President Donald Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/26/venezuela-crisis-immigration-us-sanctions-trump/
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Trump White House was warned sanctions on Venezuela could fuel migration

The internal debate over the policy underscores how U.S. financial measures can sometimes lead to unintended consequences.

The Washington Post
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> Washington['s].. policy of intense sanctions .. under President Donald Trump and.. continued by President Joe Biden ... to pressure the general population to force Maduro out of office. That aim has.. not been achieved, though it.. devastated the nation’s economy, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of Venezuelans and forcing millions more to flee — fueling the migration crisis at the U.S. border in the process.
https://theintercept.com/2024/08/02/venezuela-election-maduro-us-sanctions-democracy/
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U.S. Sanctions Have Devastated Venezuela. How Does That Help Democracy?

In the chaotic aftermath of President Nicolás Maduro’s contested reelection, the case that U.S. policy worked in Venezuela is on shaky ground.

The Intercept