Cuba is about 100 miles from my house.
I remember one day about 20 years ago,it was a Thanksgiving day that we noticed a group of "rafters" making their way from the shoreline of the Atlantic ocean landing behind our house and walking to US1.
Rafters are those who either made it on a raft and survived the deadly straits of Fla. or hired a go fast and rafted from the reef to the shoreline.
Back in the day those who touched American soil were taken to Western Dade County processed and released to relatives who were and are all over South Fla. Today they have to go to Mexico first and come across the Texas border,same result.
The difference is Cubans are true refugees. They are actually fleeing a Marxist/Communist dictator ship where they are held on the island of Cuba at the point of a gun.Often tortured if they disobey the dictatorship. This is why the Obiden adm. hates Cubans and wants to see them stay in Cuba. Since they sympathize with communists everywhere.
Things are a lot different in Central America where it's all about wages and welfare. Big difference.
Anyway that day years ago drove home just how lucky we were to live in a capitalist country where freedom rang. Not so much today with the commies in office. But, that will all change when trump returns. Many will go to gitmo and we will have our country back.
I for one can't wait.
photos of refugees on rafts coming from Cuba
