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the CBS I on the world. I'm John Basser. Venezuela and the border with the United States.

It is a fact that the number one national origin

of people crossing the Panama-Darian Gap headed to the Mexican border and the number one origin I'm told of people

arriving in New York City from the southern border is Venezuela.

So much so that the President of the United States has made account for them

allowing the Venezuelans to work because they are in flight from a brutal regime and

right now there's a presidential contest that could be

scheduled here in 2024 between Maduro who is by no means the legitimate

president but he has the gun at his on his dias.

And a young woman named Machado, Joseph I come to you because the headlines are mixed.

Venezuela's Madura says election deal with opposition could collapse at the same time the

Supreme Court is ruling that Machado can't be a candidate at the same time.

I believe, I think that's true I believe that the US is saying

We're not lifting sanctions if you don't follow through on an honest presidential election are we supposed to be confused Joseph?

Is that what they're doing?

No, no, John.

They're doing pretty much what most people I think suspect

that an autocratic regime to do, which

is not to recognize agreements, not to recognize the rules.

You know they signed this agreement called their Barbados agreement.

This basically said that they were going to open up the electoral process to all candidates, including opposition candidates that are in stance opposition to the Maduro regime.

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