22-Year-Old Who's Part Of Influx Of Migrants To Denver This Month Describes Long, Dangerous Journey

By Olivia Young, CBS Denver:

The influx of migrants into Denver over the last week is continuing. On Sunday a migrant who only wants to be identified as "Jose" arrived in Denver after a dangerous journey to America from Venezuela. He says when he started this journey a month or two ago, entry for Venezuelans was completely legal but by the time he and his cousin got to the U.S. border, that federal policy had changed.

Here's how he made it to Denver: 22-year-old Jose came from the province of Yaracuy in Venezuela, where he was making just $40 a month as an IT technician.

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