Andrés Guilarte is a Venezuelan refugee seeking asylum in the U.S. and an Outreach Fellow at The Fund for American Studies, leading college campus speaking tours warning young people about oppressive regimes. He is a political activist for the freedom of Venezuela. Andrés had to leave his life in Venezuela after an oppressive regime crippled the economy, caused widespread starvation, blanketed the nation in blackouts, and silenced and jailed those who dared to speak out and criticize the government.
