Cuba, U.S. to Hold Second Round of Migration Talks in Havana
By Reuters
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Nov. 14, 2022, at 5:43 p.m.
FILE PHOTO: Cuba's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio speaks during a public hearing against the trade embargo on Cuba by the U.S., at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniREUTERS
By Dave Sherwood
HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba and the United States will hold another round of migration talks on Tuesday in Havana, officials said on Monday, as the two countries grapple with a crisis that has seen record-breaking numbers of Cubans enter the United States.
Migration talks between the two countries resumed in April, the first such conversations in four years after a long hiatus under former President Donald Trump. The administration of President Joe Biden has since announced it will restart "full immigrant visa processing" in Havana on Jan. 4.
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio told Reuters in an interview in Havana that those steps would discourage illegal migration from Cuba but "were not enough." He said the talks on Tuesday would, in part, address underlying issues, including U.S. immigration policies that he said favor Cuban migrants over those of other nationalities.
"The potential Cuban migrant goes with the idea that if he manages to reach the border of the U.S. or enter U.S. territory, he will eventually be admitted," De Cossio said. "That is a powerful stimulus."
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