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NORFOLK, Va. — Each day, dozens of men, women and children cram themselves onto a boat or a homemade raft, setting sail on a very slow and extremely dangerous journey
Hampton Roads is approximately 1,000 miles away from the Florida Straits and the Caribbean Sea, which serve as the primary maritime routes for mass migrations. But Coast Guard members could not be closer to it as they spend months at sea, plucking the desperate out of the ocean.
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Hampton Roads is approximately 1,000 miles away from the Florida Straits and the Caribbean Sea, which serve as the primary maritime routes for mass migrations of people fleeing Haiti's political instability and Cuba's crumbling economy. But local Coast Guard members could not be closer to it as they spend months at sea, plucking the desperate out of the ocean and off over-burdened boats.