Friday, January 13, 2017

OBAMA ENDS VISA-FREE PATH FOR CUBANS WHO MAKE IT TO US SOIL

News from The Associated Press:
OBAMA ENDS VISA-FREE PATH FOR CUBANS WHO MAKE IT TO US SOIL
Image result for Obama Cuba CartoonWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama announced Thursday he is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident.
The repeal of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy is effective immediately. 
The decision follows months of negotiations focused in part on getting Cuba to agree to take back people who had arrived in the U.S.
"Effective immediately, Cuban nationals who attempt to enter the United States illegally and do not qualify for humanitarian relief will be subject to removal, consistent with U.S. law and enforcement priorities," Obama said in a statement. "By taking this step, we are treating Cuban migrants the same way we treat migrants from other countries. The Cuban government has agreed to accept the return of Cuban nationals who have been ordered removed, just as it has been accepting the return of migrants interdicted at sea..."

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