This initiative began thanks to men and women from several countries who wrote through Twitter to stop the xenophobia with Venezuelans.
Mexicans, Uruguayans, Peruvians, Italians, Spaniards among many joined and used the hashtag #YoSoyVenezolano, to tell part of their history when they lived in Venezuela and how grateful they are with the country.
They also urged the inhabitants of their countries to respect Venezuelans and give them the opportunities they once received in Venezuela.
Venezuelan immigrants have been mistreated in different countries around the world by residents who disagree with their arrival. This is why this campaign was created to support those who leave Venezuela in search of a better future.
Many of the inhabitants of Venezuela come from immigrants from different countries of the world, mainly Spaniards, Italians, Portuguese, Germans; As well as Latin Americans as Argentines, Chileans fleeing from dictatorships, as well as Americans and Canadians after Oil Exploitation; Asian and Arab immigrants; to mention a few, but nevertheless, all these mixtures of cultures and traditions are what have made Venezuela a people full of Charism, human warmth and that never closed the doors to any immigrant.
Much of the independence of Latin American countries are due to the Venezuelan Próceres who fought throughout South America with Simón Bolívar to be free lands so that today there is xenophobia towards Venezuelans, with which we do not ask for gratitude but respect mutual, that is why I ask you to support this campaign not only to Venezuelans but to any person who suffers from the abuse by Xenophobia
