Good article in the WaPo on the big spike in Cuban immigration to the US. Under the Clinton Era "wet foot/dry foot" policy, if Cubans reach US soil, they are granted citizenship and welfare benefits. This corrupt deal must end. It should have ended once Obama started the normalization process. More Cubans Coming to America
Lots of Cubans are getting stranded in third countries on the way to the US. Ecuador has apparently been a big destination lately. It has open borders and it operates on the US dollar.
Unintended consequence of Obama's Cuba opening: Cuba becomes more of a dependent on the US, and a bigger headache. The idea that Cuba will become a "up-by-the-bootstraps" success story is pure fantasy.
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