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Originally posted by Rudey
The US has strong ties to Cuba (whereas France has strong ties to Haiti). On top of that, I don't think they become citizens automatically, but are given political asylum. That's different. And the US government has provided political asylum to people from all over the world.
-Rudey
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Give me a break...the US HATES Castro and have tried over the years to remove him. To get in Castro's face the US has established a system which allows Cuban residents rights they REFUSE to give others who are in actual danger solely to piss Castro off. Haitian citizens who are in danger (not just politically but are starving and still suffering from the mudslides that hit the country after the hurricaines last year) continue to DIE - but the US sticks to its "policies" and continues to deport anyone who happens to make it here with no regard.
How quickly we've forgotten Elian and the drama with his mothers family that wanted to keep him here while his father fought to have him returned to Cuba. He wasn't in danger - he's in Cuba living his life.
Funny how the media now has people up in arms over immigrants "stealing our jobs" and "mis-using our tax dollars" and we've conveniently taken the heat off the president for the rising gas prices and daily rising death toll in Iraq.....