By Pat James, GoHeels.com
For much of his life, Santiago Herrera hadn't ever really considered the possibility of leaving his native Venezuela and coming to the United States.
Yet, in 2017, that's exactly what he did.
Since 2014, Venezuela, which possesses the world's largest crude oil reserves, has endured significant turmoil, sparked by the decline of oil prices, government corruption and social unrest. Hyperinflation, widespread power outages and shortages of medical supplies, food and water have made life an everyday struggle for millions of people. Millions of others have fled the country.