Venezuela has oil, which is why, by the way, the whole failure of socialism is so incredible, right?

If socialism was going to work somewhere, it was going to be in the country where the oil gave you money literally for free from the ground.

And it didn't work in the country with the largest oil reserves in the planet, imagine in other places.

Thank you. the largest oil reserves in the planet, imagine in other places. Welcome to a brand new episode, the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

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Even if you hate it, leave a rating. I'm fine with that. Daniel Di Martino grew up in Venezuela and now is in the United States on a work visa.

He was here on a student visa and remains on a work

visa. He's studying economics at Columbia University, which is kind of funny in a way. You're going to

hear why. This guy grew up in socialism. He saw his country, Venezuela, go from one of the

richest on the planet to what it is now, which is a narco state.

It's tragic, and he sees some parallels here in the United States. You're going to want to hear from him.

He is a fantastic guest. He is next.

Daniel, welcome. It's so good to have you, And I want to jump right in because I think people will be most interested to hear about you. And of course, then we'll get into your concerns about America. You were born in Venezuela. When did you come to America?

Nine years ago in 2016.

2016.

So that was a big election year.

Yeah.

And, you know, that was at the, that was at the time, Daniel, when, you know, the candidate, Donald Trump was, was talking very tough on immigration.

What were your thoughts about coming to America that particular year?

Well, I had just finished high school in Venezuela,

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