U.S., Cuba argue over migration


U.S., Cuba argue over migration
Sep. 29, 2005 at 2:36PM
The United States has accused Cuba of refusing to comply with the 1995
migration accords designed to prevent another exodus to Florida.
The charge comes at a time when interceptions of Cuban migrants have
doubled. The State Department says Cuba refuses to engage in dialogue over
the migration accords and is using them "for political gain."
Cuba doesn't try to stop migrants on vessels while they are still in
Cuban territorial waters, the Miami Herald said, quoting a recent State
Department report. And, the Castro regime reportedly refuses to issue exit
permits to many people who receive U.S. travel documents allowed by the
accords.
More than 500 potential migrants awarded one of the 20,000 entry visas
the U.S. grants each year haven't been allowed out. Among them: 171 doctors.
Cuban officials have accused Washington of dragging its feet on visas,
trying to deliberately spark an exodus in an effort to topple the Castro
government.


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