Battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, some 10 percent of Latin America’s workforce is currently out of a job. This figure — an all-time record — has caused alarm in the United Nations, combined with the prediction that the ongoing Venezuelan migrant crisis could see 6 million people flee the nation by the end of this year. The topic gained significant attention this week, after right-wing Colombian President Iván Duque announced he would legalize 1.7 million undocumented Venezuelan migrants in his country, providing them with ten-year work and residency visas.
Mr. Duque’s unexpected humanitarian gesture drew comparisons to German...
