Yesterday, Mexico decided to deport all Cubans who are trying to sneak into the US illegally. According to Alexandra Olson, this
decision cut off "an increasingly violent and heavily used human trafficking route." Cubans had used this route to avoid the coast guard completely. This is a large step forward from Mexico's old answer on this issue. Olson explains, "Before Monday, Mexico rarely sent back Cubans caught
entering the country
illegally. Many were held for a time, then were given 10 to 30-day exit orders which allowed them to continue on to Texas, where Cubans present only identity documents and undergo medical and background checks before being welcomed to America." This old system had been very ineffective and the Cubans realized that they could still get through, so they used it as much as possible. One of the reasons Mexico decided to change this policy on Cuban immigration was because of all of these migrants coming in. They wanted to stop this passage of illegal immigration.
The reason these Cubans are trying to get to America has been the same for many years. The Cubans simply fear their communist government and will go to extreme measures to escape it. Many of these immigrants have risked their lives trying to make this journey, but yet many still believe it is worth the risk. I feel that this is the main solution to this problem. I know that Mexico is trying to help the situation, but the real problem lies within the home country of Cuba. The fact that the reason they are leaving out of fear means that something is wrong. If the communist reign in Cuba ended many of these people would migrate back to Cuba and the migration of the people here to the U.S. would stop. I believe that this is the real solution to this problem. In the meantime, I hope that this works out for Mexico and keep up the good work.
Written By: Alexandra Olson
October 20, 2008
Associated Press
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