Cuban refugees could be blocked from returning home

[Judi Lynn]

Cuban refugees could be blocked from returning home
By Megan O'Matz and Sally Kestin
Sun Sentinel

▼ Proposed changes to Cuban Adjustment Act would be most significant in half a century

▼ Some members of Congress seeking to curtail frequent travel to Cuba by refugees

▼ Pressure building to reform the Cuban Adjustment Act

The U.S. welcomes thousands of Cubans each year as presumed refugees fleeing political repression, no questions asked. Yet many exploit the special treatment they receive by shuttling back and forth to the island that is allegedly persecuting them..

Now a Miami congressman wants to end that with legislation that would prevent new arrivals from freely traveling back to Cuba until they become U.S. citizens. If adopted, the revisions would pose the most dramatic alterations to the Cuban Adjustment Act in nearly 50 years.

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, the son of Cuban exiles, is crafting a proposal that would require Cubans seeking entry under the act to attest that they are political refugees. Those who return to the island would face consequences: quite likely the loss of their legal status.

"We are aware of abuses of the Cuban Adjustment Act and are looking to tighten it to assure that only those facing oppression in Cuba can take advantage," Curbelo told the Sun Sentinel in a statement provided by his office.

More:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-congress-cuban-adjustment-act-curbelo-20150510-story.html#page=1

Good reads:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016121902

[Demeter]

1. Well, that will learn them not to give up their freedom for US slavery

Honest to god, do these officials have any connection between their mouths, their ears, and their brains?

Have they any understanding of US citizenship and its demands for liberty, equality, etc?

[Judi Lynn]

2. Looks as if they want to run the US gov't the way they ran pre-revolutionary Cuba, doesn't it?

This is without a doubt one of the oddest ideas ever. Looks as if they are used to believing the law should back up whatever they want it to support, regardless of what is right.

[Daniel537]

3. Another gusano act of lunacy that isn't going anywhere.

Cuban-Americans who enjoy their travel rights need to take note of this shit and vote these cretins out once and for all. It ain't enough to just stand on the sidelines criticizing this nonsense.