In the past few years Colombia has received almost two million Venezuelan immigrants. Despite sharing cultural similarities to the host population, this wave of migrants has not always been welcomed with open arms. A growing literature in Global North countries shows promise for perspective-getting exercises, in which participants learn about the lived experience of an out-group member, as ways to increase humanitarian concerns for immigrants and other minority groups. Using a large scale survey experiment, we explore whether learning the hardships that Venezuela immigrants face increases empathy for them and support for inclusionary migratory policies. In particular, we test whether learning about either (1) the experience of an immigrant that faced economic hardship in Venezuela and is moving to Colombia for job opportunities, or (2) the violent environment faced by an immigrant moving to Colombia increases empathy for Venezuelan immigrants and, in turn, support for policies that benefit them. We find that only the economic hardship narrative is effective in increasing both. We interpret this finding as evidence that when immigrants are portrayed as hard-working, native populations are more likely to welcome them.