Cuban Migration

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I have always loved the magnificent country that we live in, but after researching about Cuban’s desiring to migrate to this great land, I have realized how much I have taken for granted all that the Lord has blessed us with. Unfortunately, not all people groups are blessed in such a way, and this fact had been made clear to me when I looked into what Cubans need to live through, and do for their families in order to survive. Based off the few articles that I had looked into, it was clear that there are different types of people living in Cuban; people who feel hopeless to the point that they would build their own raft to float across the ocean, and others who feel like Cuba is their homeland, and they know it is where they want to stay (Silva). …show more content…
However, not everyone who have decided to make such a scary journey arrive in America; there are some Cubans who have been stopped by the Coast Guard, and returned to the very place they risked their lives to escape from(Krogstad). Another risk that some experience when trying to leave Cuban would be the fact that the migration is no longer as successful as it has been for previous Cuban migrants coming into America. Previously, those coming from Cuba experienced an easier immigration process to remain in America (“wet-foot dry-foot process”). However, it has been decided to make it the same as every other immigrant group coming into America (Krogstad)(Office of the Press Secretary). Next, since there were so many people moving through Central America in order to arrive in the United States, they decided to limit the amount that could proceed with their journey (Cuban Migration). I felt that each of the articles were written in such a way that had sympathy on the Cuban migrants. The authors never put down those that were struggling, but rather made it clear to the rest of the world what these people are going through in order to survive. Some articles even provided statements from Cuban individuals that provided more information of what they were personally

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