Venezuelans capable of fleeing the country are starting to do so amid fears of a Chavez dictatorship. U.S. visa inquiries have doubled over the last several weeks. The U.K. reports a similar rise.
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A website for would-be emigrants — mequieroir.com (I want to leave.com) —
reports that since Mr Chavez's December 3 election win, and his announcement
last month that he would nationalise the telecommunications and electricity
industries, its daily visits have soared from 20,000 to 60,000.
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"Older people leave because they are concerned about the future of their
families," said Mr Barreiro, a graphic designer, "and younger people like us
leave because there is no future."
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Chavez's promise of a perfect socialism is apparently not embraced by everyone.
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