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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: 2) by Sulla on Wednesday January 25 2017, @09:29PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Wednesday January 25 2017, @09:29PM (#458662) Journal

    I like conspiracy theories, when I read this article the first thing I thought was of how this is a great way to keep Florida from going red in 2020.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday January 25 2017, @10:38PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 25 2017, @10:38PM (#458691) Journal

    I like conspiracy theories, when I read this article the first thing I thought was of how this is a great way to keep Florida from going red in 2020.

    Cuban-Americans tend to strongly favor the Republican party perhaps because people escaping communist or former communist countries tend to favor Republicans.

    • (Score: 3, TouchĂ©) by butthurt on Wednesday January 25 2017, @11:36PM

      by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday January 25 2017, @11:36PM (#458724) Journal

      The revolutionaries took over Cuba 1 January 1959. Some people had the good sense to flee before the 1 May 1961 proclamation in which "a socialist regime" was declared.

      https://www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1961/05/01.htm [marxists.org]
      http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/diaz-verson.htm [latinamericanstudies.org]

      Some Americans may have had the good sense to flee their country without waiting for a similar proclamation.

      • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Wednesday January 25 2017, @11:43PM

        by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday January 25 2017, @11:43PM (#458728) Journal

        I meant to append this link.

        /article.pl?sid=16/11/12/1459250 [soylentnews.org]

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 26 2017, @02:16PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 26 2017, @02:16PM (#458917) Journal

        Some Americans may have had the good sense to flee their country without waiting for a similar proclamation.

        I seem to recall people telling me that Fuhrer Obama was going to get rid of those unnecessary elections in 2012. Didn't happen. Similar dire predictions were made about many previous presidents. At some point we have to worry about real problems, not imaginary ones. The wailing and gnashing of teeth from the losers of previous elections amounted to nothing. Democracy stumbled on.

        Even counting his various warts, Trump is a typical populist politician. I'm not seeing the cause for concern here that wasn't somehow present with every previous president.