Trump-backed bill would not change Cuban immigrant privileges

[Judi Lynn]

by Steven Nelson | Aug 2, 2017, 7:06 PM


Cubans would continue to be eligible for green cards and government benefits after living a year in the U.S. under immigration reform legislation backed by President Trump, experts say.

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But it appears that for Cubans who make it to the U.S., green cards still would be available after a year of residency under a 1966 law called the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Some Cubans return to the authoritarian island and collect their U.S. government benefits there, including disability payments and other forms of social welfare, leading to calls to reform the law, including from GOP lawmakers such as Cuban-American Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida.

Experts say the RAISE Act does not appear to alter the longstanding privileges.

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