Reuters: Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
The Obama administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration policy.
The end of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy, which allowed any Cuban who reached U.S. soil to stay but returned any picked up at sea, is effective immediately. Cuban officials had sought the change for years.
The shift had been in the works for months. It was announced abruptly because advance warning might have inspired thousands more people to take to the seas between the Communist-ruled island and Florida in order to beat a deadline.
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Update #1: Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to US soil (AP)
Update #2: U.S. Ends ‘No-Visa’ Era for Cuban Émigrés (WSJ)
WNU Editor: I did not expect this .... and there are 7 days left to the inauguration .... expect more surprises.
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He must have a big roulette wheel with last second oddities...I would expect more spins in the coming days.
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