Abstract
In the last decade, the political, social and economic crisis in Venezuela has caused a gradual exodus of Venezuelans to different countries in Latin America. The neighborhood of Venezuela with Colombia and the multiple cross-border relations that unite, and which sometimes have caused conflicts to both countries, have been intensified in Colombia due to the arrival and permanence of almost two million Venezuelans. In this regard, this article analyzes the changes in the management and migration policy of Colombia to face the intense exodus of Venezuelans and the strategies of the Colombian government to raise awareness among its population. Although the scope of the exodus is generalized in the 32 departments of Colombia, it starts from a specific region that includes the three departments and the main cities of the Coffee Growing Axis: Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío, in order to explain the situation of Venezuelan migrants, residents in this territory. Since the dynamics of the exodus involves the government and Colombian society, the perception of the receiving population is considered to cross-check information on Colombia's migration management in relation to the Venezuelan exodus. Regardless of the compactness of the territory of the Coffee Axis region, due to its educational background, it is established that in the three departments there are different behaviors and social identities, and that these are manifested in the attitudes and perception of openness of the Colombian population towards Venezuelan migrants.
Keywords: Migration management, Venezuelan exodus, Migration and migration policy