Venezuela postcard: The journey of a man to a Colorado town

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Some US border states have been sending newly arrived immigrants north. Many have come by bus through Colorado. That’s where Aspen Public Radio reporters met Asdrubal Alvarado. He shared his story of why he left the violence and insecurity of Venezuela and headed to what he hoped would be a better life in the US.

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