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What does today's change to Cuban residency mean? -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 12 '17, 14:48

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and fwiw the Cuban expats my wife knows think this is a fantastic change. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 15:46 7
- don't they mostly have an attitude of pulling up the ladder behind them? -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 15:59 6
  - not exactly. most of the people she knows left around the collapse of the USSR. saw that ship going down and decided it wouldn't go well for Cuba. - mafic Jan 12, 16:15
  - Tye first to get here was the moneyed upperclass. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:03 4
    - immediately after the revolution, sure, but there's been a couple generations of people leaving since then. - mafic Jan 12, 16:17 3
      - Yeah, and there's also a difference in attitude depending on where they settled too. - . Jan 12, 16:32
      - I agree with x. This is super helpful. -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 16:24
      - wow. and thanks for the insight...nm - x Jan 12, 16:21
likely an end to most of the boats. that was a big driver previously, that if you make it to the US you're in no matter what. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 15:43 5
- As long as you set foot on dry land. There were patrols on or near Florida beaches to prevent that at times. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:01 4
  - Many were going to Puerto Rico where there was fewer patrols -- nm - Z2G2 Jan 12, 16:05 3
    - or through Mexico. it wasn't easy, but there were fewer risks than people from other countries. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 16:16 2
      - Until Mexico began to hold them up ir or even prevent them from entering. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:34 1
        
        Mexico used to let them through more or less unfettered. now they jsut have to fly under the radar like anyone else moving through Mexico. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 16:40
"Ending the policy means Cubans will no longer receive the preferential treatment they have enjoyed for more than two decades. Migrants from all other - mara Jan 12, 14:50 3
- I suppose it's a necessary step for normalizing relations, but it sounds pretty shitty for a shit-ton of cubans who are already in the US. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:03 2
  - (Although if they've been granted residency already, maybe they're grandfathered) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:03 1
    - Yeah, it'll affect those that aren't here today. If you got here already you're in based on the past policy. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 15:27

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