Venezuela’s Migration Story Is Not Over — It Has Just Changed Shape

Seven and a half million Venezuelans have left the country. But the flow is no longer one-directional.

Returns, briefly and permanently

Some come back for a month to see family. Some come back for good. Others move between two countries as the situation on the ground evolves.

The diaspora is not a place. It is a relationship that keeps changing.

Understanding this requires looking beyond the headline numbers.