Cuba USA
- Washington And The Cuban Migratory Crisis
by Salim Lamrani United States legislation promotes emigration from the island, but for nearly a month now, thousands of Cubans attempting to travel to the United States have been blocked in Costa Rica. Nearly 6,000 Cubans wishing to emigrate to the United...
- Declaration Of The Government Of The Republic Of Cuba On Cubans Stranded In Costa Rica
The Government of the Republic of Cuba reiterates its commitment to a legal, orderly and safe migration; it will continue guaranteeing the right to travel and emigration of Cuban citizens and return to the country, as required by the immigration legislation....
- Cuban Migrants In Costa Rica: Missing Questions
by Iroel Sánchezsource La Pupila Insomnetranslation Cuba - Network in Defense of Humanity Reading the wave of publications on the Cuban migrants trapped between Costa Rica and Nicaragua intend to reach the US and take Advantage of the Law of Cuban Adjustment,...
- Press Release Of The Cuban Delegation On The Round Of Migratory Talks Between The Us And Cuba In Havana.
source MINREX On January 21, 2015, a new round of migration talks was held between US and Cuban delegations, which were headed by Edward Alex Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Director-General...
- Press Release Issued By The Cuban Delegation On The Migration Talks With The United States. Washington, July 9, 2014.
On July 9, 2014, a new round of migration talks was held between the delegations of the United States and Cuba, which were presided over, respectively, by Edward Alex Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the...
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Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations Statement on situation with Cuban Immigrants
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A complex situation has developed recently involving more than 1,000 Cubans who have arrived in Costa Rica, from other countries in the region, with the intention of traveling to the United States
Over the last few days, a complex situation has developed involving more than 1,000 Cubans who have arrived to Costa Rica, from other countries in the region, with the intention of traveling to the United States.
These persons left Cuba in a legal manner to travel to various Latin American countries, meeting the requirements established by Cuban migratory regulations. In an attempt to reach United States territory, they have become victims of traffickers and criminal gangs which unscrupulously profit from their control of the passage of persons through South America, Central America and Mexico.
Cuban authorities have maintained ongoing contact with the governments of the countries involved, with the goal of finding a rapid, appropriate solution, which would take into consideration the wellbeing of the Cuban citizens.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations would like to emphasize that these citizens are victims of the politicization of the migration issue on the part of the United States government, the Cuban-American Adjustment Act, in particular, and the application of the so-called “wet foot-dry foot” policy, which gives Cubans differentiated treatment - the only one of its kind in the world - which admits them immediately and automatically, regardless of the route or means used, even if they arrive in an illegal manner to U.S. territory.
This policy encourages irregular immigration from Cuba to the United States, and constitutes a violation of the letter and spirit of Migratory Accords currently in effect, in which both countries assumed the responsibility to guarantee legal, safe, orderly emigration.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations denounces the U.S. government’s continued maintenance of the so-called Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program, established in 2006 by President George W. Bush, to encourage Cuban doctors and other medical personnel to abandon their missions in third countries, and emigrate to the United States. This is a reprehensible practice, meant to damage Cuban cooperation programs, and deny Cuba and many countries the vital human resources they need.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations reiterates once again that the “wet foot-dry foot” policy and the “Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program” are inconsistent with the current bilateral context, impede to the normalization of migratory relations between Cuba and the United States, and create problems for other countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations confirms that Cuban citizens who have left the country legally, and abide by current Cuban migratory law, have the right to return to Cuba, if they so desire.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations reaffirms the Cuban government’s commitment to legal, safe, orderly emigration.
Havana, November 17, 2015
- Washington And The Cuban Migratory Crisis
by Salim Lamrani United States legislation promotes emigration from the island, but for nearly a month now, thousands of Cubans attempting to travel to the United States have been blocked in Costa Rica. Nearly 6,000 Cubans wishing to emigrate to the United...
- Declaration Of The Government Of The Republic Of Cuba On Cubans Stranded In Costa Rica
The Government of the Republic of Cuba reiterates its commitment to a legal, orderly and safe migration; it will continue guaranteeing the right to travel and emigration of Cuban citizens and return to the country, as required by the immigration legislation....
- Cuban Migrants In Costa Rica: Missing Questions
by Iroel Sánchezsource La Pupila Insomnetranslation Cuba - Network in Defense of Humanity Reading the wave of publications on the Cuban migrants trapped between Costa Rica and Nicaragua intend to reach the US and take Advantage of the Law of Cuban Adjustment,...
- Press Release Of The Cuban Delegation On The Round Of Migratory Talks Between The Us And Cuba In Havana.
source MINREX On January 21, 2015, a new round of migration talks was held between US and Cuban delegations, which were headed by Edward Alex Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Director-General...
- Press Release Issued By The Cuban Delegation On The Migration Talks With The United States. Washington, July 9, 2014.
On July 9, 2014, a new round of migration talks was held between the delegations of the United States and Cuba, which were presided over, respectively, by Edward Alex Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the...