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posted by on Wednesday January 25 2017, @08:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the trump-proof dept.

The World Socialist Web Site reports

Under the previous policy, Cubans who made it to dry land in US territory were permitted to enter the country and take advantage of the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, which allowed Cubans to claim permanent US residency after one year in the country. Cubans who were interdicted at sea by the US Coast Guard, on the other hand, were returned to Cuba.

[...] On January 12, President Barack Obama announced that, effective immediately, the US government would end the so-called "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy, as well as the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program. In a joint statement detailing the changes in migration policy, the Cuban government agreed to accept Cuban nationals deported or returned by the US.

Through these programs, Cubans were extended preferential immigration status and a continued incentive to leave the country, which contributed to a "brain drain" of trained professionals and provided Washington and right-wing Cuban exiles the fodder for propaganda about state repression in Cuba fueling a constant stream of refugees.

Cuba has an abundance of well-trained medical personnel. Economist Dean Baker has pointed out that allowing the American Medical Association to construct artificial barriers to expanding USA's medical labor force is dumb and makes healthcare more expensive.

Also at The New York Times and Fox News.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 25 2017, @10:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 25 2017, @10:48PM (#458698)

    we spend all our money on cancer
    I will be sure to tell my dad that his life is unimportant.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @01:02AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @01:02AM (#458761)

    Did he go into remission and live another 5 years?
    (What is considered "a cure".)

    ...or did they simply extend his life by a few pain-filled months while he wasted away?

    In my daddy's case, it was the latter.

    Cuba's medical system emphasizes easy access and early intervention.
    Daddy was indoctrinated with The American Way which says not to bother doctors unless you are in extreme pain.
    His diagnosis and treatment were thus delayed.

    The system that the Cubans have sounds superior.
    ...and the numbers show their "backward" nation to be so in terms of longevity.

    -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @01:08AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @01:08AM (#458764)

      s/to be so/to be superior

      -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @03:08AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 26 2017, @03:08AM (#458789)

      Condolences on your father.

      A long time friend who lived in LA died last year from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he was in his mid-70s. Two different oncologists recommended chemo but on further investigation my friend found out that it was (a) agonizingly painful and (b) typically worth a couple of months. When first diagnosed these MDs gave him a few months to live. He signed up with a dispensary and started a routine of medical marijuana. Was essentially pain free and mentally sound until the last couple of weeks of his life...and he lasted over a year after that initial diagnosis. He lasted long enough to see his first grand daughter born & healthy, quite a gift.

      Only one data point, but worth thinking about...?