Venezuelans fleeing to Trinidad expose cracks in island refugee policy

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Trinidad and Tobago has received asylum requests - from about 3,300 Venezuelans struggling to survive amid a political crisis and harsh recession at home, but the influx of migrants is causing anxiety over whether there are enough jobs and social services to go round.
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[@ratbatnufftime2861]

Up to last week, we registered 15,000,Venezuelans for amnesty. But international human rights bodies that run on emotions and not logic will demand that we take in more and more. We will deplete all our resources helping and will be left with nothing to help ourselves, but advocacy groups don't care about that.

[@TheDecadentDesire]

How is it that trinidad is being forced... when the island of Curacao is deliberately imprisoning the venezuelans fleeing to their island? Why are we being weak and acting like if we fraid d white man

[@shauncameron8390]

@@TheDecadentDesire Curacao is a Dutch territory owned by Netherlands. Trinidad & Tobago is an independent country.

[@TheDecadentDesire]

@shauncameron8390 and your point?

[@auroradera2862]

Trinidad and Tobago is a really tiny place you cant expect us, a country who cant even see about its own people, to want more venes here. its ridiculous

[@mayarala]

U wish

[@iNINJAY]

It have no country here, we all are humans.

[@TheDecadentDesire]

they need to stay in their place.

[@jones21215]

That is the problem the press depending on who is in power the news station would act accordingly

[@bax2603]

Exactly

[@shinningdiamond5147]

Nobody said it was a problem with them coming to be safe or anything the problem is Trinidad is getting harder because of the amount of people coming in

[@ratmanmaraj8749]

Rowely eh seeing that it will get hard

[@JohnBlessed5]

Trinidad and Tobago is very small compared to Venezuela. All of us want to help our neigbourhoods in their time of needs but we cannot take too many refugees because it will affect our economy and there are so many other bigger rich countries that Venezuelans can go to for help.

[@ramatgan1]

It's very very sad. Venezuela is a beautiful country with the largest oil reserves in world. It should never have been reduced to this.

[@hailekulcha8794]

Real talk.

[@jahova77]

Blame America

[@isaiah5217]

who sits on oil and is free?* Maybe one day in the future when it dries up or access to it no longer matters, it won't be a geographical curse. *(beyond the official imperial borders, that is, if u consider that freedom)

[@goldstandard8107]

Venezuela needs help and lots of help.

[@staceybishop5944]

@CREEP MATT GAETZ hi I'm not against what you said but could you explain why anyone helping Venezuela would pay the price for it?

[@MyNatasha73]

We have our own issues. Let us TRINBAGOIANS focus on that!

[@HostileLemons]

@Sammoh exactly

[@spookyrover9483]

Plz understand that they need even more help we can help ourselves and them

[@leonardovelasquez7556]

well focus on that and stop deporting venezuelans.

[@raerambaran]

@@leonardovelasquez7556 buh u have got to be joking! No thanks? And such a rude attitude. Stand up to your Maduro and demand your rights as a Venezuelan in YOUR COUNTRY

[@professorrosenstock5026]

@@raerambaranTheir government is not one you can talk back to.

[@timmaz.g4627]

The problem is that not people in Trinidad don't like Venezuelans but over the years transportation of drugs and guns and also pirates from Venezuela come to Trinidad and harass people. There was a good relationship long ago and the both countries share history including part of Venezuela Independence. So Venezuelans needs to fix their country and take it back but making my beloved country Trinidad and Tobago look bad in process is not the way to go.

[@factscheckeddall4221]

@Abraham Shekelbergstien my bro it's a difference in migrating and fleeing ,illegal immigrates don't really contribute,nothing wrong with migration it's totally legal but Trini never jam fishing boats and flee to any port of entry to Venezuela so your argument has no substantial facts.

[@tammygallant6004]

Drugs Came from Colombia

[@trinibago7682]

Thank you

[@anonymous_1319]

@@tammygallant6004 and also Venezuela sis

[@MariahStclair-ju9ib]

You talking about thing from the past why do that you would rather be selfish an watch women an kids sleeping on the street than help them although we are a small country we should at least try to help simple as that

[@knotting7622]

You guys trying to make Trinidad look bad but we are truely trying to help you guys but when yall are coming in by the thousands it overwhelming the system, Yall need to remember we Trinis have to live too.

[@xCestLaVie1]

Demanding Trinidadians change for them. Also bringing in cartel related crime.

[@factscheckeddall4221]

Sad to hear how many Venezuelans feel about Trinis but they should remember when Venezuela were booming with success and activities T&T were never their destination of choice we don't even speak Spanish ,they should be more concerned about thier fellow Venezuelans being exploited and rejected in Colombia, people tends to forget history that repeats itself. T&T has a immigration problem with over 100.000 illgal immigrants in T&T which is a security concern to local and authorities .

[@jonjon2483]

Nonsense, no one kills trini's more than trini's, it's the same rhetoric in the US against the Mexicans and other minorities.

[@factscheckeddall4221]

Are u a personality disordered person? I never mentioned nothing about murders ,there is a illegal immigrates problem in T&T I live here whenever u have over 11% illegal immigrates in your country its a security risk, they also don't pay taxes or contribute to the national treasury which drained the economy then in turn they can't be denied of healthcare, education and social programs it's a crisis if u don't agree thatd your naive problem, the reality it's a small country of 1.4 million can't continue letting everyone in .

[@micahlondon2338]

My question for you is , if something were to happen to Trinidad today where would you run to? you can't get on a plane but you can get on a boat? Also, apparently you seem to forget Trinidad can turn into Venezuela in an instant. Due to our economy being mainly based on Oil and Gas.

[@factscheckeddall4221]

@@micahlondon2338 talk something with sense please u ain't even know what u talking about

[@michallahbenisrael2683]

@@factscheckeddall4221 lol

[@stillirise7813]

If the situation was reversed you think Venezuela would be so welcoming

[@ettaphil9586]

No! They would say: "¿A dónde piensan esos negros que van? No los queremos aquí.

[@stillirise7813]

@@ettaphil9586 Exacta mon do

[@ettaphil9586]

@@stillirise7813 si

[@stillirise7813]

@I Am A Bajan. Cuthbert Black people welcoming nature has gotten us in trouble all through history in the words of Dr Henrik Clark ''WE HAVE NO FRIENDS ''

[@shauncameron8390]

@@stillirise7813 Exactly.

[@trinaija]

Its not by force you come by us. We are the only country not tormenting you guys when you come. Go to Brazil.

[@evandros.a5049]

They go to TT.,Brazil not , We have a lot problem and We receive a lot refugee from Haiti, Syria, Angola, Congo and Bangladesh . Umployment is high between brazilian and the economic crisis many people runaway to US, Canada, Europe, Australia ,Japan ,Uruguay, and Chile.

[@rinbiersak4589]

In GUYANA WE TREAT THEM LIKE ROYALS

[@misstohler8528]

@@rinbiersak4589 yh even tho they are foreign and even if some of them are illegal they shouldnt be treated any less human

[@misstohler8528]

@@rinbiersak4589 A family member of mine she issa white canadian and ppl thought that she was a venezuelan person...she went to kfc and the ppl they were calling her all kinds of nasty names thinking that she cant speak english , and a man in a car shouted ''Go back where yuh come from'' in a car

[@Sky-xr9vn]

Miss Tohler are yes they should cuz most of them got an attitude

[@ellislaborde1648]

I have seen the attitude of these people and I don't think we have room for them and if we must assist them lets do it the right way

[@TheKeithvidz]

the right way is sending aide as TT actually signed on for. Send em home - keep degree holders.

[@trinibago7682]

Steups. Posting big video to shame the country yet you running to it anyways and expect "respect". Glad you did this though so its clearer for you to see. You don't enter someone else's country and, ontop of it, seek refuge yet not respect its people, its LANGUAGE MOST IMPORTANTLY which some of you boldfacely and blatantly refuse to learn and expect that we here who speak ENGLISH SHOULD learn your language to communicate with you! Yep Spanish is a huge lamguage and yep its one of the most taught and spoken (as a second language) here however OFFICIALLY! NATIONALLY! Our OFFICIAL Language IS English, you come here, you learn the language and don't insult the locals amongst your kins in Spanish, its disrespectful, clearly (*CHINESE IMMIGRANTS*) PLEASE TAKE NOTE. Secondly, you litter! Not all of you, obviously, and yeah, the locals litter too but that does not give anyone, locals or non-locals the rights to vandalize any nation. Apart from the basics, the prostitution trade..... THE VENEZUELAN PIRATES illegally crossing our borders and kidnapping our people, asking for ransoms??? Yeah, not gonna talk about that tho! Why not run to Guyana? Its muchhhh bigger and veryyyy densely populated for its size... Ohhh, right, Venezuela and Guyana have too many land disputes? The war-like, rebelious, uprising kinda culture/spirit Venezuela has been popular for for like... ever, we in Trinidad and Tobago DON'T want it! NOR do we need it, we have enough problems of our own, recession is enough of an issue atm. Flee to Brazil or something, plenty of neighbours in South America! If you come to T&T, HUMBLE YOURSELVES & show respect, its the only way you'd GET respect here. NOT sugar-coating anything. Don't be posting no video claiming to "expose" anything! I speak on behalf of ALL Trinbagonians, WE ARE what you get! We'd embrace you, but humble yourself, don't be acting all obliged like we owe you something, or else, leave our little islands to heck alone. God bless.

[@MeMe-qd1xl]

Woaw thats how i feel about the haitians that come to dominican republic. We live in a same island but haitians to the west and dominicans to the east. We have to flags and 2 distint cultures. Yall have the never to critisize us😑

[@islandgirl3330]

Guyana is only "very densely" along the coastline. Trinidad seems to be drawing people from around the world. A visitor told me recently that she was surprised to see the amount of people from around the world who is living there. I would only advise Vens. who read this post, please learn English and don't ask people to download the Spanish App. on their cell phone, you will surely be rubbing people the wrong way. You are going to meet a lot of people who will not be pleasant if you demand that they speak Spanish. There will be no politeness with this.

[@blitzr2300]

Of course, it is strange to know that they demand and force you to learn Spanish, what other exaggeration or falsehood will you say? It is easy to distinguish between rational criticism and xenophobia, some people exaggerate almost everything, but when It is done with hate is another thing.

[@keithphillips1722]

Trini bago you gave a rambling hate filled speech then add ‘God Bless’ Understand that your country recognize Spanish as an official language and recently declared itself a Latin American country.

[@keithphillips1722]

Me Me the DR is now practicing a new version of apartheid, declaring that Dominicans of African (Haitian) ancestry are no longer citizens regardless of where they were born, they’ve expand their hatred of Haitians to the max, it’s time this is addressed!

[@keithphillips1722]

This video article is virtually pointless, it provides zero context, it’s equivalent to a rumor, very disappointing.

[@merquada7425]

Keith Phillips I was thinking the same thing, also the sudden abrupt end of the video I couldn’t blv that was all!

[@ngwejimfumu299]

A man will do what he has to do to survive, true, and I'm not against anyone making moves to survive, however, when it comes to the Venezuelan issue, that's where it gets sticky. Ever since I was a child, I've heard stories of the nasty treatment handed down to Trinidadian fishermen who wandered into Venezuelan waters, a lot of times unintentionally, now that the world powers are sticking it to them and their country is in shambles, they're running to my country. That is what I have a problem with.

[@alixdickson1979]

Keep running from the problem and you will keep running.

[@teddytom9267]

When some of these very people were doing well in their country outsiders weren't exactly treated well when they visit so my take on these people is let's look at Haiti where is the same emphasis on that country. Is it the colour that is playing hmmm! Let us pray!

[@SoundScientist1]

@Teddy Tom. Fam, the way global affairs function... color & so-called "race" are always factors. The same thing is playing out in AmeriKKKa. The USA poliTRICKal powers have opened the floodgates to allow MILLIONS of low-class, no manners, semi-literate central/south americans (from the Spanish speaking countries) to ILLEGALLY come into the USA. Meanwhile, they make it extremely difficult to enter the USA if you're a Black/Brown Brazilian.

[@coachdev8873]

You can not say to a country fix your laws for your well being.Countries have their own rules and systems,Its like the other way around we can't tell venezuela to fix their rules that would be silly not so?

[@championnavarro3763]

My Venezuelan people, plant crops raise chickens.

[@holliday7576]

Help the people and develop a greater and better culture

[@wilcoxwilcox3272]

Exactly. Thank you! I live very well in Venezuela. I am self employed. These people must learn to produce or manufacture goods. Simple.

[@yousum2385]

They also sell guns and drugs and scare the locals out of farming

[@ezravonhindenburg1240]

@@parisgrant4725 Spanish?

[@kmcl11]

@@Quadlibetbx Tdad is a small island. They cannot take it more.

[@mckaydamayers8620]

Omg tnt small just now they will push us out

[@chrigael5911]

NO! HONEY THAT AIN'T HAPPENING! you would let some stanger put you out your house! Hmmm!

[@doreenwilliams9857]

That the plan baby

[@hluvv7607]

They ill not let us into their country if it was the other way around, Columbia doesn't want them and Trinidad should shut them out.

[@onlythetruth4039]

Bad woman

[@regulatorice710]

The UN , Europe,America all have admirations for the tiny country who organized in a responsible manner handling the Venezuelan situation without compromising the tiny nation by not being overthrown and distablelized with millions of Venezuelans entering the country with larger nations that failed in the same situation thank God for our wise leaders you don't know what you have until it's gone responsible leadership

[@devbachu7072]

I am a trini we try to help as much as we can but these people draining our wconomy y only like to work in clubs an hotel creating alot of promblems for an island the lanuage is a promblem right now

[@matthewdar886285]

The corrupt politicians are draining the country

[@matthewdar886285]

Trinidad needs to quickly and prudently establish laws to protect and help everyone. Every creed every race finds an equal place.

[@lunafringe10]

the signs of the demise of humanity cant be ignored anymore,

[@tdog652041]

I would ask any Venezuelan how would we Trinidadians be received if the shoe were on the other foot ?

[@isaiah5217]

"Un país tan grande" so interview some dark-skinned or rural Venezuelas, too. Why always middle-to-upper class urban anti-gov whites who say they don't FEEL safe? (I speak as a former UN refugee status designee and asylum grantee who escaped an actual dictatorship.) Now Trinidad & Tobago is caught in the middle of Washington's imperialism and collaborators, whose attitude towards Latin America's poor is well demonstrated over 200 yr. "Los que no se adapten al esfuerzo y al heroísmo de una revolución, ¡No los queremos! ¡No los necesitamos!"

[@islandgirl3330]

She said they have always been coming. Yes, some came to go to school to learn English and returned home and some to live but not thousands a year like they are coming now. She should try to get the number from the Immigration Department for the last 10 decades before making it look like this is a normal thing. Trinidadians don't go to the US, Canada or England in the amount of 60,000 in a one or two year period. They would never allow so many Trinidadians to enter their countries in such a short time. I don't think that the average person do not like Venezuelans. There are many Trinidadians who are descendants of Venezuelans. Our parang and pastels also reflect their culture. I feel that the whole problem is the large number of people who are coming in at one time, who speak a different language, a close knit community with a different culture and the threat of people taking over their small island. They can easily outnumber the present population if 1.4 million arrive. Remember they have a 30 million plus population. There is also another problem that also exists with the Trinidad population that has been always there that I will not mention. It is human nature.

[@doreenwilliams9857]

I have never been to Venezuela cause over the years I have heard that the Venese do not like us. They would treat us badly when nationals visit Venezuela. My concern is the crime the drugs and guns. If you in crime stay in your country don't come and mess up mine when we have not done you any thing. You jail our fisher men but you coming in our waters to fish. That RIGHT?

[@lunafringe10]

Venezuela is a huge country, why not go into the country and start working the land? oh no, easier to flock to the other states of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, even invade other islands, what a joke,

[@briodiz4772]

There is a gasoline shortage in venazuela farm machines wount work.

[@briodiz4772]

@mR Mossley I guess oil money or something else has made them lazy.

[@holliday7576]

Trinidadians and Venezuelans have been more connected than people know from contributing and making parang from daisy vision the Lara brothers and more .. rain came in Trinidad and it turned into a disaster because trinis don’t want to upkeep drainage .. they would rather adopt the Jamaican culture than help those closest to them and I am a Trini born .. help the people

[@wanderer34]

We have we own culture. I don't need to adopt the yardie culture, Trini culture is very distinct!!!

[@TheDecadentDesire]

kifdaaaga Trinidadian music is seasonal. All we do is support our fellow west Indians... So we play their music which we love. I have seen a video of a mob of Venezuelans beating a man cause he was black and burning him alive. .. allyuh don't like black people so why come here. stay in your country, be patriotic and suffer through

[@kayumalishah2408]

All the other issues....political..etc...can...wait....food and hunger...cannot.....STOP...over pricing...NOW

[@naveenmaraj4073]

Great is d PNM..

[@carlislec.9245]

And great to be praised if it was UNC it would have been war galore and Venezuelans would have been coming to trinidad by the millions unabated!

[@wilcoxwilcox3272]

Estoy muy segura en la Isla de Margarita, gracias.

[@elizabethwhiteelizabethwhi2687]

That right

[@DavidMaharaj-rm1td]

To work in the oil industry that stopped in 2018 which sucks

[@michelleramdass4906]

Al person, I am one individual who don't kick against no nationality coming here, if u read carefully what I said u will realise it is inclusive of everyone just get the tone right in my message . l am one of the few Trinidadians do not speak against any kind of ppl coming here in numbers be it Dominican, Nigerian, Guyanese or whatever other nationality one might be, so get that straight.

[@lorenzoroberts1326]

Thanks god bless you

[@naveenmaraj4073]

Hope u read my comments

[@Lookout4the3rdrail]

Trinadad and Tobago, Embrace the Venezuelans And Vice versa Venezuelans ✌🏽 Unite , Help out. Be Blessed

[@TheDecadentDesire]

Lookout4the3rdrail no

[@kennedywong9854]

MAKE T&T GREAT AGAIN!

[@bobbiedylan9758]

This is why Trinidad is in the state it’s in…

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

Trinidad full ah immigrants from syria, nigeria, india, but we complaining bout ah neighbour

[@mariaalbert7370]

Ikr, dey sick in dey head

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

Ah telling yuh!! I have family in both countries

[@grazylisa]

They are complaining about the Venezuelan immigrants in this video. Because that is the topic of the video. But in general they complain about the immigrants from other country too. Like the lady said in the video, there has always been Venezuelan immigrants. But the last few years there has been a very tremendous rise of immigrants due to everything that is happening in Venezuela. While these people should be able to get the help they need. We also need to try to understand where these island are coming from. Trinidad is a small island with a population of 1,3 million people. Venezuela is a country with a estimate population of 35 million. So if a lots of immigrants continue to come to the island, its just going to be too much and it will be very hard for Trinidad to cope with these numbers, they are unsustainable. I mean like if you live in a house with 4 bedrooms for you and your family. And a neighbor or a good friend lost her house and can't go back. You will be able to take them in and give them the help they need. But if after that more and more and more people come to stay at your house, to the point where there isn't any room anymore for you and your family, its going to be a problem, no matter how much you want to help them. You will probably start complaining too.

[@132900dx]

Sure keep them in your house

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

Venezuela is 20 + million are you kidding. Yes we have always had them but the influx is too much we are too small.

[@iayyam]

What's happening in Trinidad and Tobago regarding the Venezuelans is nothing unique. The crisis in their country has force many to seek a better life for themselves and their families. They are going to anywhere that's close by, TNT, Colombia, Brazil and Guyana...wherever. This is what's happens everywhere in the world that's experiencing crisis of one kind or another. It is my hope that we Trinis can be gracious hosts and help out as best we can. I know that there's a strain on our society but we can get through this.

[@micahlondon2338]

Yes i agree, as a young person it's very disgusting to see the way in which some Trinidadians treat these persons. At the end of the day we are all human and i'm sure no Trini would want to go through what the Venezuelans are going through. As i always say if something really bad were to happen to Trinidad, where would everyone like to run to? That's right Venezuela, because it's the closet country to us

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

iayyam very good

[@Quadlibetbx]

@@micahlondon2338 My dude, thank you...

[@trini_aviation9543]

I agree, however I’m not willing to put Venezuelan influx over my sovereignty- we should care for the Venezuelans but we can’t care for all. At a certain point our economy will slip and bring us down to the economic levels of Jamaica..

[@kayumalishah2408]

My conscience is fasting...two days a week

[@coolxify]

Trini's don't even like den self how den want dem teh like d venies

[@3kills570]

Dont let them in .you cant go there

[@andgewilliams4323]

I say welcome to Trinidad and Tobago hope we can work together and don’t focus on the negative. If the shoe was on the next foot I hope u all will welcome us. Blessed Rastafaria

[@bax2603]

How can they welcome anyone if they aren't even to help themselves,they're just pollution

[@carlosss891]

Very well said ma bro, I hope they will get better treatment than our first generation which migrated to UK.

[@willow1949]

Some people like or is ok with you and some isn't ok with you any country any person goes to they're are people from that country that is going to like you or dislike you just human nature I guess

[@blazerdan227]

The fact is when people can even get food they will do anything

[@TheDecadentDesire]

So dey cyah grow food. As long as it have soil under your foot. You can grow food...

[@cherie0882]

Weird I know quite a few Trinis who would proudly say a grandparent was from Venezuela. But sounds like new migrants are not welcome.

[@djjordan1019]

Canada wants immigration for all those needing a new home apply at an embassy near you.

[@onlythetruth4039]

Not true

[@pharezknights5467]

This is only veny, this don't include the ppl from jam, barbados, Guyana etc, We got no prob with no one especially CARICOM our brothers but i remember when ven was high there drop oil price and start sending to our caribbean ppl to make Trinidad and Tobago fall, the same ppl there fight down and try to destroy is the same ppl there gotta run to in the end, like people forget that, but we trinis still welcome them,💗 GOD BLESS OIR NATION

[@asanddy3531]

So you not safe in Venezuela so you want to make Trinidad uncomfortable for Trinidadians, it's too many of you on that tiny Island

[@naveenmaraj4073]

Pass tru d darien gap...

[@MariWari312]

Things I have heard the Venezuela women taking the Trinidadian man away

[@gmax806]

People have too live In love one world let live we stop thinking like that. I from Trinidad I live in Canada it the same people have live .god looking at us

[@JohnBlessed5]

All of us are human beings, they are our brothers and sisters. Once they are law abidding and do things legally, then I have no problems with them coming or even staying in Trinidad and Tobago.

[@132900dx]

Can you be more naive...TT just too small

[@womanofgod2948]

When they push you out of your house I hope you will sing that same song

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

20million cannot go into 1.3million though

[@islandgirl3330]

31.98 million (2017). But maybe one million will come by mid July. That is really the problem when registration time comes and that is a possibility. Trinidadians better brush up on their Spanish. Ven. are already telling people to download the Spanish apps to talk to them. Learn the language otherwise you will be in the dark. I would like to be aware of conversations. I would hate to have people around me and I don't know what they are saying. It is really a sad state of affairs for both the Venezuelans and the native Trinidadians. Another 110,000 a few years ago from other countries and now this. There are so many things that are going to change if these people cannot go back home soon.

[@TheDecadentDesire]

@@islandgirl3330 dem can't get me to dl any app to accomodate. We need to put them in their place. Dem at we. We not at dem

[@christon.sirjusirju6324]

That.is.what.trinidad.want.

[@1brucep]

The US needs to take their boot off the necks of countries they disagree with.

[@clenorathompson7983]

Gun was here before the came

[@dawnc511]

Have faith all who are suffering. End times. Revelation 12 v 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. But God has a plan. The Devil will be abyss for a thousand years while God's plan and Kingdom will rule. Have faith stay strong. Revelation 21:4 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away

[@DriftCentral]

Correction they have always been in very small nunbers not like what we have today

[@emmanuelegbe4053]

Malteser International society

[@Lookout4the3rdrail]

Venezuelans in trinis in people from Tobago same country they are not the problem take a look around

[@afromoreno7460]

Lookout4the3rdrail and that the point we have we own issues

[@richonelove3572]

Some of the refugees are welcome in Jamaica

[@pamelaparkin6565]

Why would we want Venezuelan in Jamaica and they cannot take care of their own self there

[@TheDecadentDesire]

Yes take them! Cause we don't want them

[@_--Reaper--_]

Careful what you wish for, they will overrun your island.

[@lorenzoroberts1326]

@@TheDecadentDesire you are a ignorant fool if it was the other way around then you would understand

[@chadmodeste2758]

Trinidadians need to cease with the unnecessary xenophobia. "It is us today but it shall be you tomorrow.' Haile Selassie, June 30th, 1936, Geneva, League of Nations.

[@trini_aviation9543]

It’s not that we’re plagued with xenophobia, it’s that we’re not capable of handling so many of them. We’re getting the most refugees but are so small at the same time.

[@chadmodeste2758]

@@trini_aviation9543 Trinidad actually has the least; Colombia has the most. And of course it would be a bit trying if too much more arrive but I've heard very nasty things coming from the mouths of ignorant Trinis. Things that Trinis themselves would've complained about while living illegally or not in Toronto, NYC and London in past times.

[@leaholiver9418]

@@chadmodeste2758 Columbia is also ten times bigger than trinidad

[@vinsokukan1879]

trinidadians like to stay to self. Period.

[@user-mm1yd2pu5o]

Sorry but it's PNM's fault.

[@carlislec.9245]

UNC indians have become very narrow minded people and there is a racial under current in your community.UNC supports a military change of gov't in Venezuela,well unc supporter if there is a war in Venezuela TNT will be invaded by millions of Venezuelans and no one will bel able to stop them so you people don't know what you want if KAMALA she jump you say how high and the UNC should never win another election again because MS TRUMP KAMALA tells too many lies and un two terms in office she spent$26 billion that the great PNM had in the Treasury..After UNC was voted out of office it was recession time followed by a depletion of foreign exchange so the unc failed miserably in managing the country account so yes blame the PNM for a stable economy and a return to prosperity so yes TNT and the world blame it on the PNM because UNC became a great disappointment!

[@ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV]

The problems in the first place was political positioning, racial segregation. And those who were involved in this counsel didn’t know what they were doing. And their was colour favoritisms where there was one race favoured by the other. Those that were involved probably didn’t have the political background to handle the situation. It started with those starting with Mexico and Russia and Africa. And where of black skinned colour was a cast off. So I’m going to tell you this, we don’t need an idiot that doesn’t know what he’s doing running things. And as you see in my own Philippino and Trinidadian family there were problems there too. But it all comes down to the colour, favouritisms with he light and dark. That’s what it all comes down to.

[@ezravonhindenburg1240]

Wait! Wait! Wait! Based on these comments the Trini people are saying the same thing DONALD TRUMP is saying about the Mexicans. Interesting...

[@goldstandard8107]

First World countries need to stop exploiting Third World countries and facilitating problems like this crisis. No First World country has stepped in to take Venezuelan refugees. You see any American ships coming for Venezuelan refugees do you?

[@Essex-ux4zv]

Ezar Von Hindenburg Trini people are not saying the same thing as Trump. It is a twin island republic of a population of 1.4 million being asked to solve the problems of a country with approximately 30 million. Currently there are over 100,000 Venezuelan migrants. Where are the hospital beds, school places, sanitation, infrastructure, food and financial aid suppose to come from? On top of which they are dealing with a pandemic and attempting to process 10,000 Trinbagonians abroad? Please don't tar these people as being like Trump. That's just inaccurate and distasteful.

[@francisstclare5799]

@Trini2decore Arvado Thats historicaly inaccurate

[@lorenzoroberts1326]

Most trinis will always hate venes along with other spanish speaking people and it is the truth

[@rosevybes]

Trinidad people i hate it when the view of a minority trump the view of majority firstly i am a trini and it don't matter to me where u come from Bienvenido a Trinidad y Tobago. I cannot speak for my country but i can speak for myself and not everyone thinks this way about spanish people.i see allot of hard working people trying to provide for their family and trust me it is not only spanish people that ignorant people pick on in this country if u black they criticize you if you are indian they criticize, if you are chinese they criticize you so obviously if u are spanish they will have something to say, our national anthem comprises of Here every creed and race finds an equal place , but i don't think we fully grasp the meaning of the term. I sincerely hope that you don't pay the negative people no mind and that you make the most out of ur stay in my country. Please note that our country have enough problems which we are trying to deal with at this time so don't add to the problem by bringing more crime to my lovely island all else it will challenging but i wish u all the best.

[@regulatorice710]

There is no cracks for Venezuelans to enter Trinidad but when you have a high degree of unpatriotic citizens who by all means would sacrifice the nation for profit willfully hiding immigrants into the country by fishing boat putting them up in their homes to work in bars also other types of work for free at the same time these same unpatriots mischievously blame the authorities and government for not doing more to stop Venezuelans from entering the country also supporting and organizing Venezuelans to protest against the nation government and peoples of Trinidad and Tobago on the world stage for embarrassment and political gains . So it's not the Venezuelans to blame but those unpatriotic citizens who hate the country

[@knotting7622]

Facts!!

[@spinningsouthafrica]

the useless government of both countries are to blame

[@oscarhernandeztorres7313]

running in the 90s

[@Hitlabentertainmentus]

A veces es tan vergonzoso cómo mi gente de trinitenses y tobagoneses pueden tratar a los demás, especialmente cuando eres una familia de ese condado.

[@emmanuelegbe4053]

Thisisacelive videi

[@emmanuelegbe4053]

I'm marwa videos

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

Bienvenidos mi karnals y karnalitas de Venezuela... Bendiciones!!!

[@TheDecadentDesire]

You better house dem... yuh mc

[@carlislec.9245]

The MC part is not necessary!

[@TheDecadentDesire]

@@carlislec.9245 i said what i said...

[@carlislec.9245]

@@TheDecadentDesireme too!!!

[@kaydee5931]

Trinidad is not a rich country

[@WingManPilot]

...just like Grenadians Barbadians Jamaicans and African mainland

[@winstonseecharan5772]

Tobago was hand over to Trinidad in 1889 and is a burden in the Trinidad economy now Venezuela is a pest why so many of our neighbors are riding our back

[@joadabass3940]

venezuelan women is too much competition for our local women, they have been with us throughout, while they does coast let's not go after Spanish but stick with our own.

[@Truth1664]

We need to see ourselves in another man's shoe at times. If your country experience what the venes have been going through would you appreciate the same mentality to be applied to you by other countries?

[@naveenmaraj4073]

Bullshitoss......

[@championnavarro3763]

Start from scratch. What y'all don't know. All of the Caribbean lands are Latin lands my native Americans. Help them teach them. They lack in education. These are human beings. What if the tables where turn and Trinidad ended up like Venezuela? Y'all would need help, people around the world help them. Care share teach.

[@mrsgee8809]

CHAMPION NAVARRO we are that is why they keep on coming.The majority of us Trinidadians love Venezuelans. 🇹🇹❤️🇻🇪

[@michallahbenisrael2683]

True

[@TheDecadentDesire]

@@mrsgee8809 well since you love them... you house them!

[@arlenewhittaker4430]

CHAMPION NAVARRO LATINS WHICH LANDS THIS IS NOT TRUTH YOU FEEL YOU NO HISTORY STOP TELLING LIE GO AND STAY A VEN AND LET THEM COME YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

[@candid0111]

Venezuelan people need help, especially the women and children and something needs to be done to help them. They are living human beings as well and they need human beings goodness to support and help them. The thing is there was an influx of Jamaicans in Trinidad but there were no constant reports of Jamaicans killing people, prostituting, having gangs and all of that. it's more or less every single day you hear about prostitution and killings by Venezuelans, Venezuelans abusing their women, gangs from Venezuela are in Trinidad now. and you see this in the papers as well as the news. there are so many other groups from different countries that come to Trinidad and you don't ever hear about the things you keep hearing and seeing the Venezuelans do. And a lot of them are racists.

[@hillaryquitefuckingcute9538]

The title should be Trinidadians complaining about refugees from Venezuela.

[@paulturner8372]

Trinidad is Venezuela island neighbour.

[@mrsgee8809]

That woman with that irritating posh Trinidad accent.I played it to my English mates & they 🤣.Trini in London. One thing that she said which is true is that the Venezuelans have always been in Trinidad historically.

[@curtiss744]

That's how trinis speak listen to the trinidadian news on radio or tv or the politicians and thats the way trinis speak when they speak proper english. You are correct by regurgitating what she mentioned trinidad was a part of venezuela geographically , geologically and politically until the british took trinidad from spain in 1797.

[@conradmartin5645]

That's a beautiful accent. But it can come off as irritating if the person is arrogant or condescending.

[@curtiss744]

@@conradmartin5645 well that's your interpretation we trini's cant help our accent that's how we speak we dont mean to sound the way you interpret it.

[@jaidoni.vincent6773]

@@curtiss744 no she's Beyond posh not everyone who speaks proper speaks that brand of nasal Trinidadian English

[@user-et9bb1kb1k]

I like pizza

[@neisathomas1206]

Aye alyuh Venezuelan cud dead boy God forgive me but o gosh d island small and since alyuh come in in here things rel hard for we boy.

[@blacksultan85]

but when the Jamaicans migrated to Trinidad you had no problem with that but Venezuelans it's a problem 1:14

[@vinsokukan1879]

Jamaicans do business with the states too. Vene has it's issues that are rooted in a host of new problems that the world over has witnessed.

[@francisstclare5799]

First of all they they speak spanish seccond of all wy would you leave your country to make it ecomnicly bad

[@ezravonhindenburg1240]

...as if Trinidad doesn't have guns and violence😂😂

[@Rman775]

Yes we do have guns and violence but we don't need anymore thank you

[@susieboodoo8464]

Steups!

[@cgsingh1]

Trinidad have to take some notes on the Mexican border war here in the us and adopt the Trump ways of doing things before Venezuelans take over you small island

[@MannyTheRumors]

I was born in Venezuela, first generation, son of trinidadians, the Diquez family, yeah , first owners and creators of the famous brand.... When they went to Venezuela looking for a better future the country opened his arms and borders to them. Now we're treated like this? Brings tears to my eyes...

[@lorenzoroberts1326]

I am born in trinidad and i have some venezuelan roots i heard many trini people say all kinds of nasty things about venezuelan people i must say with no fear every creed and race don't have a equal place in this trinidad i does feel i don't fit any where here where 💔

[@yemayabelcon1554]

Trinidadians need to focus on trinidadians we have our own issues ....

[@francisstclare5799]

while we look on our issues the venez are just comming in

[@georgeboner4369]

Yall need more immigrants from Venezuela.

[@dizaiah]

Idk what to say. My mother and her whole side of the family is from there so I feel like we shoukd be more accomodating but I also understand that we aren't able to take in eceryone or too many people. I still try to help my brothers when I can though. But this situation is very interesting.

[@yousum2385]

They refuse to learn English that upsets me the most they go around my country with out knowing how to speak english

[@wizz522]

Everybody has to live

[@n.r.2258]

As long as Venezuela has 5,8 Million refugees from Colombia ... so what ? Via con dios....

[@nesikhaNofret]

My both parents were born in Trinidad and my mom's family is orginally from Venezuela, my dad is Dougla so Venezuelans have been in Trinidad for a long time already and inspired even our Parang music. The people complaining are worried about drugs, gangs, etc but some are probably just naive to the fact some Trinidadians trace their roots back to Venezuela like mine and we are already there, and been there. Smh.

[@maranatha8768]

America prays for Venezuelans.