According to census data reported by the New York Times, there has been a 94% increase in Venezuelan immigrants in South Florida since 2000, clearly in response to Hugo Chávez's rise to power in 1998. Very similar to the large growth of Cuban population in Miami due to Fidel Castro's imposed socialist regime, the Venezuelans are starting to become a powerful force both economically and politically in the state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/us/23florida.html?pagewanted=2&ref=americas
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