▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁of ▁General ▁Mar cos ▁Pérez ▁Jim é nez . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁Venez uel an ▁Mex icans ▁made ▁a ▁small ▁peak ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Venez uel an ▁Mex icans ▁increased ▁significantly . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Mexican ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Venez uel an ▁Mex icans ▁res iding ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁presence ▁in ▁Mexico ▁was ▁not ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁ten ▁largest ▁imm igr ant ▁groups . ▁In ▁the ▁fifteen ▁years ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁ 5 1 7 % ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁significantly ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁Colomb ians ▁( 2 8 2 %) ▁and ▁Argent ines ▁( 2 1 8 %). ▁ ▁Boliv arian ▁di as por a ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁infl ux ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁has ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁di as por a , ▁a ▁di as por a ▁occurr ing ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez ▁and ▁his ▁Boliv arian ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Venezuela . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁increase ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 ,