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María Corina Machado told viewers on Jesse Watters Primetime that Venezuela is poised for what she called “the largest voluntary return in history,” arguing that more than a million Venezuelans now in the United States — and a reported 70 percent who say they want to go home — will come back once democracy is restored. Her prediction is not empty optimism; it’s a direct challenge to the left’s narrative that mass migration is permanent and irreversible.
Machado went further, likening the moment to the fall of the Berlin Wall and explicitly crediting President Trump’s actions for creating the opening that could topple tyranny in Caracas. That comparison is no exaggeration to conservatives who have watched communist oppression choke the Americas for decades; if Venezuela truly turns, it will be a historic defeat for regimes that weaponize poverty and fear.
Let’s be clear about the human stakes: millions fled Venezuela under Maduro-era repression, and international bodies put the refugee toll in the millions — a catastrophe caused by socialist misrule and kleptocratic elites. Those families have been living as exiles while talented, patriotic Venezuelans could be rebuilding their country if given the chance.
Yet the political terrain is messy, and the U.S. response has been inconsistent; reports say the White House flirted with recognizing Delcy Rodríguez as interim authority, a decision that has frustrated opposition figures and raised questions about Washington’s priorities. Maduro’s capture and the ensuing power shuffle have left Machado sidelined in some diplomatic corridors even as she insists she represents the only true democratic alternative for Venezuela. This is a moment for clarity, not convenience.
Conservatives should be unapologetically on the side of Machado’s vision: a prosperous Venezuela returning its sons and daughters home is not just charity, it’s smart national interest. Ending the push-and-pull that sends millions north would relieve pressure on American communities while delivering a geopolitical win against tyranny across the hemisphere.
If Washington wants to be taken seriously, it will back free, fair elections and support the institutions that let Venezuelans choose their future — not pick winners who preserve old corrupt systems. Hardworking Americans deserve a foreign policy that rewards courage and freedom, not deals that paper over dictatorship for short-term convenience. The coming “voluntary return” Machado predicts should be welcomed as both a moral victory and a strategic triumph for the cause of liberty.
