SELBYVILLE, De.- While Jose Palma works on his alpaca farm in Selbyville, he can't keep his mind away from the situation in his home country, Venezuela.
"There's not a day that goes by without me thinking about what's going on in Venezuela," says Palma.
Palma left Venezuela in the 1980's. He says Venezuela now, is nothing like he remembers.
"We have lost everything that we had as Venezuelan citizens. There's no safety or hope, just corruption."
Palma, just like many other Venezuelans around the world, are keeping a close eye on the situation of the South American country.
"We use social media and international news outlets because Maduro's government controls the news that comes out on the Venezuelans news outlets," he says.
Palma says his family is suffering due to the politics implemented by Maduro and Chavez in the past 20 years.
"Some people ask me, 'Hey is it true that in Venezuela you can't find toilet paper?' I say, 'Yes, it's very true. There's no toilet paper, food, medicines, not even gasoline.'"
Palma hopes this round of protests lead by interim president Juan Guaido and backed with international support will help the country.
"I feel positive. I feel like Juan Guaido is going to bring to the Venezuelan people what they need."
But Palma remains cautious, fearing Nicolas Maduro won't let go of power easily.
"These people have shown in the past that they don't care what it takes as long as they retain the power," he said.