Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mara Corina Machado has expressed optimism about the return of Venezuelans to their homeland once the socialist regime of Nicols Maduro is dismantled.
Machado, who has been a vocal critic of the Maduro government, stated, "The day Maduro goes, you will see tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants coming back home from the United States and all over the world." She emphasized that the Venezuelan diaspora is eager to return, viewing the establishment of democracy in Venezuela as a universally beneficial outcome.
As reported by Breitbart, Machado recently traveled to Oslo, Norway, to accept the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, having spent over a year in hiding due to threats from the Maduro regime. During her visit, she acknowledged the role of the Trump administration in facilitating her escape from Venezuela. In an interview with CBS News' Margaret Brennan, Machado expressed her support for President Donald Trump's firm stance against the Venezuelan socialist regime, particularly in light of the recent seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela.
"I absolutely support President Trumps strategy, and we, the Venezuelan people, are very grateful to him and to his administration, because I believe he is a champion of freedom in this hemisphere," Machado stated. She dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, recognizing his efforts to prioritize Venezuela as a matter of U.S. national security.
Machado has urged the international community to intensify efforts to undermine the Maduro regime by targeting its illicit revenue streams, including oil black market operations, drug trafficking, and human and arms smuggling. When questioned about the potential impact of increased financial pressure on Venezuela's impoverished citizens, Machado clarified that the regime's current resources are not benefiting the populace.
"The sources, the cash the regime gets from these illegal activities goes to buy arms, to pay gang members to spy and infiltrate and to even further increase their illegal narcotics activities and so on. So these resources are not going for, towards the people. Theyre going for corruption and crime," she explained.
Machado advocates for a comprehensive legal approach involving law enforcement from the United States and other nations to further disrupt the regime's illegal activities. She argues that increasing the cost of maintaining power through force will eventually lead to the regime's collapse.
"Once you arrive to that point in which the cost of staying in power is higher than the cost of leaving power, the regime will fall apart, and its the moment where we, you know, advance into a negotiated transition," she asserted.
Since 2015, approximately eight million Venezuelans have fled the country due to the oppressive socialist regime, creating a migrant crisis comparable to those in war-torn regions like Ukraine and Syria. Despite the absence of armed conflict, the dire economic and political conditions have driven millions to seek refuge elsewhere, underscoring the urgent need for change in Venezuela.
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