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After hearing from several Venezuelans that they arrived in the U.S. after living in Argentina for a while, I finally asked why they chose to leave Argentina.
The answer returned, "Because Argentina is getting the same as Venezuela."
A quick search produced several relevant articles, including several opinion pieces, with emphasis on current Chinese involvement, the history of centralized influence from Russia via Cuba, and the future of the U.S., how a collapsed socialist dictatorship recovers, and how thriving countries with strong social programs are rooted in free markets.
How Venezuela is currently coping with it's collapse:
Excerpt: "Saddled with hundreds of failed state companies in an economy barreling over a cliff, the Venezuelan government is abandoning socialist doctrine by offloading key enterprises to private investors, offering profit in exchange for a share of revenue or products."
How Argentina is working with China
The article discusses how Argentina is approaching China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI) and using Chinese investment to overhaul it's infrastructure with an emphasis on renewable energy.
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Venezuela's influence from Cuba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuelas-fatal-embrace-of-cuba-11639152017
A brief history of South American leftist regimes:
https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/opinion-the-left-returns-to-latin-america-439400
A brief history of Argentina's economy
South American Populist tyranny and the future of the U.S.
A look at 'successful' socialist states concludes they are actually market economies
https://www.cato.org/blog/dont-cry-me-democratic-socialists
