The Struggle Continues

February 16, 2025

Published in Analitica
(Venezuela) on 14 February 2024
by Editorial (link to original link to original)

Translated from by Patricia Simoni. Edited by Michelle Bisson.

Recent measures taken by Donald Trump's administration that negatively impact Venezuelans go beyond eliminating Temporary Protected Status. They go beyond the indiscriminate deportation of migrants who are summarily expelled without prior evaluation and recklessly stigmatized — as if they all belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.

These measures include the elimination of all funding granted through the U.S. Agency for International Development to civil organizations that struggle to improve the already precarious living conditions of most of the Venezuelan population. These decisions also affect media outlets that continue to defend freedom of expression and promote the recovery of democracy in our country despite the challenges of doing so.

We hope that good sense prevails in the United States and that people understand that these measures contribute nothing to the goal of “making America great again.” On the contrary, they succeed only in projecting a negative image and the creating a breeding ground for other powers who see an opportunity to expand their influence in the region.

Las recientes medidas adoptadas por la administración de Donald Trump, que impactan negativamente a los venezolanos, van más allá de la eliminación del TPS y la deportación indiscriminada de migrantes, quienes son expulsados de manera sumaria, sin evaluación previa, y estigmatizados temerariamente como si todos pertenecieran al Tren de Aragua.
A esto se suma la eliminación de todo financiamiento otorgado, a través de USAID, a organizaciones civiles que luchan por mejorar las condiciones de vida, ya de por sí precarias, de la mayoría de la población venezolana. Esta decisión también afecta a diversos medios de comunicación que, a pesar de las dificultades, continúan defendiendo la libertad de expresión y promoviendo la recuperación de la democracia en nuestro país.
Esperamos que la sensatez prevalezca en Estados Unidos y que comprendan que medidas como estas no contribuyen en nada a su objetivo de ‘hacer a América grande de nuevo’. Por el contrario, solo consiguen proyectar una imagen negativa y crear un terreno propicio para que otras potencias vean una oportunidad de expandir su influencia en la región.

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