New group rallies Venezuelan-Americans against Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime

Though he now lives in the District of Columbia, the economic and political crisis ravaging his native country is hitting close to home for Carlos Marquez. The executive director of the fledgling Venezuelan American Leadership Council recalls a conversation a few weeks ago when he offered to send his father some money to help buy food. “He told me, ‘Son, we found pasta and pasta sauce. That’s all we could buy,’” Mr. Marquez said. “So I told him, ‘Dad, do you need money? I can help you out,’ and he said, ‘No, it’s not a matter of money. There is nothing to buy.’”