The story of the Venezuelan lawyer who works as a delivery boy in Rosario and who introduces the program to customers

Edgar Alberto Domínguez is a 42 years old Venezuelan lawyer born in Caracas. Your curriculum vitae He says he was received at the Central University of that country in 2001 and did two specializations in procedural law. While still a student, he began a successful career in the justice system. He first worked as an badistant in a court. Three years later, he served as Legal Rapporteur at the Supreme Court of Justice of the capital. In 2014, he became one of the court's lawyers. Central Bank of Venezuelaor It was until 2017.

The program does not just mention his vast career. In the same document, Edgar says that he was forced to leave his job and leave his country because of the severe economic and social crisis that Venezuela has been experiencing for several years. He also says that he now lives in Argentina and that he hopes his law degree will be validated so he can work here for what he likes most, although he says that despite this, he can perform tasks in different areas. He just wants an opportunity.

"I emigrated from my country of origin because of the terrible crisis situation (of humanitarian status) that Venezuela is facing. 2 graduate students, 17 years of experience and with many other formations that by space I could not include (credible), here in Republic of Argentina where I am, I can not practice (…); However, I can guarantee effective performance and be a valuable professional tool as a legal badistant, administrative and legal staff, insurance or human resources sector, real estate or bank, "says Edgar in his CV, which defines him as "responsible, honest, educated, organized, dynamic and proactive".

It is enough to observe his experience to realize that under normal conditions, he would easily reach it to live well and without major emergencies anywhere. But not in Venezuela.

By September 2017, his situation had reached such a degree of deterioration that despite a highly skilled job in one of the state's largest institutions, he earned just $ 11 a month. Living with dignity has become untenable and, while millions of Venezuelans affected by the Nicolás Maduro government's economic policies have had to flee their lands. Desperate and with a picture of extreme depressive disorder, Dominguez took the plane with the money that he could collect and arrived in Buenos Aires to then settle in the city of Rosario.

"My personal situation has forced me to look for alternatives, because Venezuela is pitifully in a situation of underdevelopment and involution, because even though there is an effort of preparation, of "Study, there is no possibility of a better future, as hard as you worked," Edgar said. dialogue with Infobae. "There is no possibility of having a price, to buy a car, a television, to give yourself a taste. Traveling is impossible because the pbadages sell them in dollars and as there is a currency control, you can not"lamented the lawyer.

His life in Venezuela was unbearable. He said, like almost everyone in this country, "He was imprisoned in his own house" and the motives were multiple. The first was brutal inflation, which meant that going out for a drink or going to the movies was a luxury no one could afford. The salary increases, he said, never accompanied the increases in the cost of living and the only thing he could do was work and be at home. Nothing more.

The other reason was insecurity. Edgar said that because of the economic crisis, robberies have increased exponentially. Walking on the street suddenly became an extreme activity. "Bringing you moments of relaxation was complicated for a thousand reasons … At the same time, you had to choose between a weekend literally hours and hours to look for food or medicine, you would have time to devote to that, "he said.

But that's not the only thing that pushed the Venezuelan lawyer to make the decision to leave. Your mom, a 70-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and severe osteopororsisyou need a lot of medicine to live. Products that are not obtained in any way in Venezuela. The man says that the local health system is completely destroyed and that getting sick is almost a death sentence.

"My mother got sick, she has to take medicine all the time and to be able to provide it, I had to emigrate and from there I sent her. Venezuela, from a pill for headaches to more complex drugs, nine a month. In Venezuela, unfortunately, people who reach a certain age are not protected by the state"he said.

When you touch the subject of your mother, Edgar goes bankrupt. That's your weak point. She knows that being only she and him in the family, the situation of women depends on what they can do Rosario. And it's not easy at all. Try to communicate every day to find out how your health is changing, but also how the tragedy unfolds in your country, Venezuela. With the little that he can muster, the first thing he does is to send him money and the medications he needs. But its fundamental purpose is another: to bring it as soon as possible to Argentina to offer it the care "that it deserves".. They can not always argue. Because of the constant power outages planned in the Caribbean country, which lasts up to eight hours a day, communication is often impossible.

"When I talk to him, I do not want to show him his concern. I want to give hope that everything will be fine and that we will soon be togethersaid Dominguez, who had to interrupt the dialogue for several seconds because of the crying that causes him to be away from home and his mother.The last time he saw her, It was last September, when he was going to Caracas to be apostille, so some documents are moving forward with the approval of your title of lawyer. improve your income.

Life in Rosario, canine hairdressing and difficult delivery work

Unlike the majority of Venezuelan immigrants arriving in the country, Edgar chose Rosario rather than Buenos Aires. It was overwhelmed by the size of the Argentine capital and the costs borne. He was also shocked by the brutal competition for a job and saw in the city of Santa Fe a more appropriate destination to achieve his goals. "I had already visited Rosario in 2011 when I came on vacation with my mother and I liked it … I met people here, so I have not doubted it." , she said.

When he decided to emigrate, he first studied the possible destinations and opted for Argentina, according to the immigration policy of each of them. they. "I saw that in Chile or Mexico, for example, Venezuelan immigration was starting to pose a problem. But not here. Argentina is a country that has offered migratory solidarity and I take this opportunity to thank the nation and all the Argentineans for their receptivity and my lack of discrimination, "he said.

Domínguez has always known that, by profession, finding a job is not an easy task. A lawyer is not the same as an engineer, a doctor or a mathematician. To dedicate yourself to the laws, you must have a specific knowledge of the place where you study and practice. When he lives in Argentina, Dominguez is at a disadvantage. This is why he encouraged advising those wishing to travel to another country to learn a trade allowing them to subsist from the outset. "If I had known what was going to happen, I would have done something else"he lamented, and it is precisely such an activity that allowed him to stay in his first year in the country: the canine hairdresser.

Edgar, an avid hobbyist, learned years ago in Venezuela how to cut dogs' hair. He lived through this for most of his stay. He even managed to have several clients and was even about to start his own business, but because of the demands of renting a place, it was impossible. It was then that he resigned from his dream and faced the need. He gave a new twist to his life and went to work last November in a delivery company. He must have income quickly and this service allows him.

He spends up to 11 hours a day giving birth at home and all he manages to muster is helping his mother. But it gets more and more difficult each time. The man revealed that his income varies between 15 and 20 thousand pesos and that making money depends on the number of hours a day. In addition, inflation in Argentina also plays a trick in this period and, he said, she is moving further and further away to bring her mother.

His work requires a great physical effort. Although she has managed to save money and buy a motorcycle (most deliverers work on bikes), she does not have a good time. The working conditions are very precarious and it is adrift. This is not a job that offers security.

This is why, in many of his deliveries, he began giving several of his clients a presentation note in which he asked for a job opportunity more in line with what he knew how to do and which simply allowed him to earn more. It is a client who viraliser her situation to give him a hand and with which some had already called. "I very much like this girl who, without being my friend, decided to help me, I brought her a combo of burgers and I told her my story.He did not have to do it and she did it, "said the 42-year-old lawyer.

For more than 18 months, he has lived in Rosario, Edgar first lived in a youth hostel, then managed to enter a student residence and recently moved to a studio.. "I did not think that moving alone would cost so much, today, my economy is zero, everything is spent on expenses, services and my survival. But I will continue to bring my mother. That's why the urgency to validate my title and find something betterThe man "wants a job where he does not risk his life on a motorcycle." He just wants a desk job, what he used to do in Caracas: "I do not have a job". I have more than 20 years to do it. "he clarified.

The events of the last two days in Venezuela gave Edgar some hope that Chavez could end. He is aware that this will take time, but he considers that the uprising of Juan Guaidó against the Maduro government could be the beginning of a change.

In this sense, he said: "I ask God to give us a hand, I start from the idea that a good policy supposes the possibility of thinking in different ways, that the politician does not get involved in the position, there are different points of view, that's what is a democracy. "

For the lawyer, what happened on Tuesday "generates a bigger expectation". "We are very excited and hope something needs to happen." Not only are these kinds of reactions favorable, but the international community is waking up, and international support is and will always be a profound help to these situations. We are about to come out of this nightmare that has already lasted two decadeshe predicted.

In 2018, Venezuelan migration to Argentina increased by more than 100% and rose to the top of the ranking of foreigners in the country. If we compare the number with that of 2016, the figure has been multiplied by five, according to the data of the National Directorate of Migration.