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Thousands of Cubans stuck after Nicaragua declines to open border
Yahoo! News ^ | November 24, 2015 | Reuters

Posted on 11/24/2015 7:04:15 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Thousands of Cubans remain stuck on the Costa Rican side of the border with Nicaragua after Managua refused at a regional summit on Tuesday to open its doors to a wave of migrants heading for the United States.

Fearing the recent rapprochement between Havana and Washington could end preferential U.S. policies for Cuban migrants, thousands of people from the Communist-ruled island have been crossing into South America and traveling through Central America hoping to reach U.S. soil.Fearing the recent rapprochement between Havana and Washington could end preferential U.S. policies for Cuban migrants, thousands of people from the Communist-ruled island have been crossing into South America and traveling through Central America hoping to reach U.S. soil.

More than 3,000 Cubans have been stopped for days at the Costa Rican border after the Nicaraguan government shut its borders, denying them passage north through the country. At least 150 Cubans are arriving every day, exacerbating the problem. . .

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens

1 posted on 11/24/2015 7:04:15 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Better link:

http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-cubans-stuck-nicaragua-declines-open-border-023041019.html;_ylt=AwrBT8f2JVVWXgcAkARXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZnJsdGs3BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNjE2XzEEc2VjA3Nj


2 posted on 11/24/2015 7:06:28 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Nicaragua is being RACIST!


3 posted on 11/24/2015 7:12:28 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I was on a tour bus in Nicaragua a couple of weeks ago (Nov. 15). The tour guide said in his many years of being a guide, he’d never had to have his bus searched by federal authorities, but that it might happen today because 80 “Cubans” being detained at the Costa Rican border that morning had rushed the gate and escaped into the Nicaragua. He figured they were trying to make their way to the US. I saw half a dozen regional buses along the route being searched, but our tour bus was waved through.


4 posted on 11/24/2015 7:22:13 PM PST by Tellurian (Obama's allegiance is to his "father's" dreams)
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To: Tellurian

Was there some kind of underground manifesto telling everyone everywhere to flood the United States? An enterprising investigative journalist might want to look into that.


5 posted on 11/24/2015 7:23:46 PM PST by taterjay
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To: taterjay

I read something awhile back that the State Department is actively advertising how to immigrate to the USA.


6 posted on 11/24/2015 7:26:10 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Tellurian

I doubt Obama will do anything to help these people. He’s too afraid of offending Raul and Fidel.


7 posted on 11/24/2015 7:27:48 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

What are Cubers doing down there? Best life in the world according to that Fat Ass Michael Moore.

Run your ass to Venezuela, Best life ever according to that asshat Danny Glover or Sean Penn.

Whut? It ain’t so?


8 posted on 11/24/2015 7:31:31 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Obama is so bad Cubans would rather go to Nicaragua then the US.


9 posted on 11/24/2015 7:36:01 PM PST by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: Linda Frances

Seems to me like the whole world is trying to get across the border to Texas. STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


10 posted on 11/24/2015 7:49:58 PM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Grams A

Why not. They recognize the protection of America is shot. Why shouldn’t we?


11 posted on 11/24/2015 8:03:20 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Lets see, that would be the SSI money that they get.


12 posted on 11/24/2015 8:04:21 PM PST by Bogie
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To: ViLaLuz

When I lived in Italy 2010-13 I used to get a lot of internet sidebar ads for the immigration lottery. Some were from US State Dept and a bunch of commercial ones too. I’ve never seen one pop up back here but were very common when I was overseas.


13 posted on 11/24/2015 8:25:54 PM PST by nicepaco
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To: GraceG

Wait, countries can secure their borders? What if that idea caught on here?


14 posted on 11/24/2015 8:40:11 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: Tellurian

Cubans are fleeing Venezuela too. They go thru Colombia on their trip North. This hasnt been widely reported by the US news agencies but somewhat covered on the Spanish language news. Most from Venezuela are former soldiers and medicos of some sort.

The Cubans stuck in Costa Rica are in a tough spot. Not sure what’s the best way to help them.

Maybe we can trade them for registered Democrats?


15 posted on 11/25/2015 1:02:22 AM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Daniel Ortega doing more to protect US borders than Barack Obama.

Are we through the wormhole here or WHAT???


16 posted on 11/25/2015 7:18:19 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Linda Frances
Obama is so bad Cubans would rather go to Nicaragua then the US.

Daniel Ortega is a shadow of his former wannabe Che Guevara self. Nicaragua is now actually quite business and investor-friendly by Latin American standards.

It's rather ironic to watch former Communist countries and politicians move to the pragmatic right as our country spirals every Leftward.

17 posted on 11/25/2015 7:49:50 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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