Jorge Galicia
Christian, lawyer, and freedom fighter – these are the words that define Jorge’s life. Before socialism devastated his country, Jorge lived a life not unlike that of middle-class Americans. But now, he is one of 6 million Venezuelans who have fled their country following its economic, social and political collapse. Jorge is an outreach fellow at The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). Now TFAS is sending him on a campus tour across the United States to share his eyewitness perspective of how a country with so much wealth and promise completely collapsed. Living under socialist tyranny showed Jorge the dangers of letting the State grow. From a very young age, he has been speaking out about the very real damages caused by socialism and has made it his life’s mission to win the fight. He was a member of Estudiantes por la Libertad (Students For Liberty Latin America), serving as a coordinator from 2015-16 and a senior leader from 2016-17. Today, he travels to college campuses as a TFAS speaker, sharing his cautionary tale about the dangers of socialism.