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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/
#ThomasShannon #SanctionsOutMigration #SanctionsRefugees
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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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> Thomas Shannon, who served as undersecretary for political affairs at the State Department under President Trump, who said, “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 #ThomasShannon. And migration is a major issue, with millions of people leaving Venezuela since 2015. Can you talk about that and where you see the U.S. role today?
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