Diana Nyad was obsessed with completing what is called the “Mount Everest” of swims — the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West. In 1978, when she was 28 years old, she attempted the swim for the first time. She swam for 41 hours and 47 minutes straight before currents and dangerous swells forced her to stop. In 2013, at 64 years old and after five attempts over 35 years, Nyad was successful. The swim took her 53 hours. “I never knew I would suffer the way I did”, she told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in an interview.… Seguir leyendo »
Si las victorias de política exterior de los gobiernos coincidieran con las de sus pueblos, habría tres victorias políticas que deberían aplaudirse en Cuba: la derogación de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano (CAA), la devolución de la Base Naval de Guantánamo y el fin del bloqueo económico.
Sin embargo, el día que se anunció la terminación de la política “pies secos, pies mojados”, no hubo celebración en La Habana. Esta política, considerada un apéndice de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano de 1966, fue establecida por Bill Clinton en 1995 durante la crisis de los balseros para garantizar a los migrantes cubanos que llegaran a las costas de Estados Unidos un estatus legal y un camino casi garantizado a la residencia permanente.… Seguir leyendo »
Every Cuban knows the “wet foot, dry foot” drill: Risk fleeing to the United States and get caught at sea, and you will be sent back to the island; but if you wangle just one toe onto dry land, you’re home free. From there, typically, it’s a fast track to permanent residency, and eligibility for all manner of benefits, from green cards to welfare, then citizenship — all compliments of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966. Indeed, for almost a half century, Cubans have been the most privileged immigrants in the United States.
The repeal of this Cold War relic of immigration policy is long overdue.… Seguir leyendo »
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