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Haiti is a land where law and order have degenerated. The country's grip on democracy lies between tenuous to non-existent. Those who flee fear political retaliation, not just hunger and poverty. Yet the rule for Haitian refugees who reach the United States is repatriation. Cubans who reach U.S. soil, however, are often granted parole status, which allows them to apply for a work visa immediately and to petition for permanent residency after only a year. Haitians on Florida's beaches are almost guaranteed being sent home, Cubans will almost certainly be allowed to stay. Some have denounced...
...Cuban officials, for more than an hour Friday morning. She wanted to see for herself: Was he really a loving father--and did he really, truly want to raise his child in a country where milk is rationed for children over 7 and soldiers drown citizens who try to flee? On the way over in the car, Juan Miguel's lawyer Greg Craig told him outright, "You are meeting with the highest law-enforcement officials in the land. It is an entirely private meeting. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to raise them. Feel free...
...first information he gave was his father's name and address in Cardenas. And ever since then, the true relationship between father and son has been a central mystery to this tale. Elian's relatives in Miami say Juan Miguel knew that his ex-wife was planning to flee to America with Elian, and they produce a Sprint phone bill to prove he had called to alert relatives to look out for them. They even say he had applied for a visa for himself on a number of occasions--all of which fueled the speculation last week that if only...
...more than 400 other migrants. When the craft ran aground off the coast of Florida, Yvena was hospitalized for exhaustion; her children were shipped back to Haiti. The episode drew cries of protest from advocates for Haitian refugees, who pointed out the cruel contrast in the way those who flee Haiti and Cuba are treated. After widespread criticism, the Immigration and Naturalization Service brought the children back to the U.S. They and their mother are living together in South Florida, but all three are awaiting a hearing for political asylum. "Our government has really used scare tactics at times...
...August of 1939, Ulam's father insisted that he and his brother flee Poland for fear of Hitler. Days later, Germany invaded Poland...