Migración venezolana en Colombia: Un desafío para la seguridad

Resumen

The broad magnitude of Venezuelan migration in Colombia was not only due to the solidity of the crisis in Venezuela, but also because the host country in its history had not faced such a phenomenon, This led the Government to put in place instant action plans because there was no specific planning to address the emergency. The effects of the migration process are varied, as they relate to health, food, work and housing. However, one of the most important and important is security, since it is the border areas that are the main areas affected by the size of the population and the conditions in which they reach these places. In addition, the measures imposed by President Nicolas Maduro have fragmented tranquillity in the neighbouring departments mainly. It is for this reason that the present essay seeks to establish the challenges to the national security of Colombia generated by the current migration crisis, for which the risks are first identified, It describes the effects and finally proposes the guidelines of a strategy focused on mitigating the impact of this phenomenon.