The last best hope of
Cubankind is not something to celebrate
this Independence Day;
Lt. Kevin Connell,
commanding officer of the [Coast Guard cutter] Charles Sexton, said his crew saw a
"significant spike" in rafters fleeing Cuba after the thaw in U.S.-Cuban
relations in December. Connell said information, "or misinformation,"
in Cuba led many to believe that their guaranteed entry once on U.S.
soil might soon end, prompting a rush to sea.
What, won't the opening of embassies make it easier to leave?
Some [of the captured Cubans] said they couldn't afford to pay for a visa to the USA, let
alone an airline ticket. They wondered whether Cuban authorities would
ever grant them permission to travel to the USA now that they'd been
caught trying to flee Cuba illegally.
In a country where the
average salary is about $20 a month, just an interview for a visa to the
U.S. costs $160 and round trip flights to Miami cost several hundred
dollars.
The Castros don't want anyone messing with their export business.
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