Immigrants back Chávez
Colombia native Berta Cecilia sighs at her 10-year-old son Alejandro, who is rubbing his red, infected eyes, which have troubled him since birth. But she’s pleased the Venezuelan government picks up the tab for his ongoing medical care. Seated outside her rented, ramshackle bungalow on a dusty dirt road, Cecilia says she’s grateful to President Hugo Chávez, whose government has also paid to educate her vision-impaired son in a nearby special needs school.Full_Story