Congressman Henry Cuellar is a democrat from the border town of laredo, texas, which has seen an incredible surge in cubans crossing the Mexican Border into the u. S. Congressman cuellar when you see the numbers, it is literally mindboggling. Sharyl after several years of averaging only about 7,000 a year, the flood of cubans began reaching 24,000 in 2014, 43,000 in 2015, and another 25,000 in the past five months, meaning this year could top the others. Most of them come in through cuellars district in laredo. Congressman cuellar 45,00047,000 have come in through just the port of laredo. Sharyl its by far the biggest flood of cubans to the u. S. Since the mariel boatlift in 1980 a mass exodus after cubas castro government announced anyone who wanted to would be allowed to leave. 125,000 came to the u. S. Many on flimsy rafts. The law was amended in 1995. Now, cuban citizens intercepted at sea are turned back. But if they can manage to get one foot on u. S. Soil, theyre allowed to stay
Astonishing number of cubans are surging into the u. S. They re taking advantage of a law that allows them to stay legally in the u. S. If they can get one foot on american soil. That law is a relic from the cold war and one that some want to change. Congressman Henry Cuellar is a democrat from the border town of laredo, texas, which has seen an incredible surge in cubans crossing the Mexican Border into the u. S. Congressman cuellar when you see the numbers, it is literally mindboggling. Sharyl after several years of averaging only about 7,000 a year, the flood of cubans began reaching 24,000 in 2014, 43,000 in 2015, and another 25,000 in the past five months, meaning this year could top the others. Most of them come in through cuellar s district in laredo. Congressman cuellar 45,00047,000 have come in through just the port of laredo. Sharyl it s by far the biggest flood of cubans to the u. S. Since the mariel boatlift in announced anyone who wanted to would be allowed to leave. 125,0