Raul Castro Says US Policy Foments Cuban Migration

Raul Castro Says US Policy Foments Cuban Migration


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Cuban migrants passing through Central America on route to the U.S. wait at the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border.
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Published 16 December 2015

Castro made the comments during a meeting in Cuba with his counterpart from Costa Rica, where about 6,000 Cuban migrants have been stranded over the past month.


President Raul Castro condemned once again the U.S. “Wet Foot-Dry Foot” policy for allegedly fomenting the migration of Cubans to the United States. Castro’s comments came during a visit with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis, who was visiting the island nation to strengthen bilateral relations.

Not only are U.S. policies encouraging migrants to take huge risks with their lives, said Castro, but they also discriminate against other countries in the region. Only Cubans are granted special residency rights, unlike the thousands of migrants from other Latin American countries deported from the U.S. every month.



Castro and his Costa Rican counterpart agreed to work toward an adequate solution to the migrant situation that would take into account the well-being of Cuban citizens and guarantee legal and secure migration.

The Cuban leader added that the Cubans in Costa Rica who wish to go back to the island are entitled to do so. The government will keep seeking a diplomatic solution to the issue, he added.

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