People fleeing Cuba hits high not seen since 1994

People fleeing Cuba hits high not seen since 1994
NATIONAL NEWS FROM AP

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — More Cubans were stopped at sea while trying to
reach the U.S. in the past year than at any time since the chaotic
rafter crisis of 1994, according to figures from the U.S. Coast Guard.

The 4,462 Cubans picked up on the ocean — heading to Florida in
makeshift vessels — and returned to the island is more than twice the
number stopped last year.

Experts say that many on the island who want to come to the U.S. fear
that America's renewed relationship with Cuba will make getting a visa
more difficult, or end the favorable treatment granted to Cuban immigrants.

Source: People fleeing Cuba hits high not seen since 1994 | The Columbus
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