, the don and me and mom in 2019 us sanctions against the venezuelan regime, led by socialist nicholas madura contributed to an economic meltdown that worsened to food shortage and sent millions fleeing to neighboring countries and international efforts to raise money for venezuelan refugees and migrants kicked off on thursday. the w is oscar shanker reports they are coming to walk us. millions of them have left venezuela fleeing the country's humanitarian crisis . now, some of them are going back depend demik and political turmoil in neighboring columbia has prompted a wave of venezuelans worn down by economic hardship to make the journey home. when i left them with the goal of succeeding in helping my family. but now that prices are too high in columbia, i could not make luis, and he has just made it back to venezuela after walking for 2 weeks with his family, from the columbia in capital bogus. they survived on goodwill along the way, but that dried up when they cross the border. the situation at home is dire, and g o say that the country needs much more international aid to stave of cripp