Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy

Haiti Immigration Blog > US Immigration Policy > Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy The Cubans Can Come To America But Not The Haitians Any Cuban who set foot on American soil is allowed to stay in the United States!... But... Not the Haitians... The wet feet, dry feet policy (sometimes called the wet-foot, dry-foot policy) is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year later. After talks with the Cuban government, the Clinton administration came to an agreement with Cuba that it would stop admitting people found at sea. Since then, in what has become known as the "wet feet, dry feet" policy, a Cuban caught on the waters between the two nations (i.e., with "wet feet") would summarily be sent home or to a third country. One who makes it to shore ("dry feet") gets a chance to remain in the United States, and later would qualify for expedited "legal permanent resident" status and U.S. citizenship. Source: Wikipedia Comments about this topic nia's comment about "Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy" What makes the cubans any diffrent I feel as though if this is the type of policy set up for the cubans, why can't this same type of policy be made for haitian and s other immagrints? What makes the cubans diffrent from everyone eles? Reply to nia | e-mail this | permalink kath's comment about "Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy" not going to be happeningi have no more to say Why do you want to come in here? This place steps on it s citizens as much as Haiti does. I am fighging the city of phoenix about my yard--some neighbor wit 'rights' who likes his yard a certaoin way and dislikes the way mine is, calls the city every year, and the city guy is different every year. My house and yard are small, and i keep trying to own them. love, kath Reply to kath | e-mail this | permalink Ms. Know-it-Nothing's comment about "Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy" Revenge for 1804 Simple. Policy revenge. Race disposal. Embargo in Communist Cuba. No embargo in so-called Democratic Haiti. Though it has African "influences" Cuba was colonized by the Spanish and maintained alot of its culture (Castro's family is from Galicia, Spain). Haiti kicked Spanish and French arse and had the nerve to declare itself a sovereign black nation. America is also resentful of the fact that Haiti contributed to their Western expansion. The only way to deal with it is to stop asking why, to stop voting for Republicans (you Floridians) and to mobilize yourselves like the Cubans do. Reply to Ms. Know-it-Nothing | e-mail this | permalink don of the bran's comment about "Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy" Against The policy umm lets build a fence around Florida!!!! Reply to don of the bran | e-mail this | permalink Cubanita's comment about "Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy" Wet foot/Dry foot You are more wrong than you know. Cuba has more than mere African "influences".We ARE African, we are the Yoruba of Nigeria, and we honor those roots in the same manner that we honor our Gallic ones. The fact that the Spaniard brought the Yoruba to Cuba as slaves bares does not mean weare not, for all intents and purposes, of black desent. As a Cuban, I am thankful for Wet foot/Dryfoot, and I am here to tell you that a arge percentage of us in the US join in solidarity w/ our Haitian brothers and sisters in seeking that for them as well. The reason Haiti does not get that goes beyond black sensibilities, as you have tried to state. Unfortunantly, Cuba is a communist nation. Our people are governed by one of the worst dictators in human history. To flee and defect from that in many cases, has been our only hope. Often in the very same Florida Straits where our Haitian brothers risk their lives as well. Given Haiti's history and it's economic situation, I am a firm believer that they too should have Wet foot/Dry foot rights. I guess my primariy point here is to ask you to understand that the situation isn't born out of Haiti's sovereignity (which is to be applauded, we cubans wanta sovereign land too), but because of the rulers of our nations. If Haiti delared itself communist (and I am not saying it should, communism is NEVER good), you'd see Haitans granted the same policy. Please knowwe are on the same side here. Reply to Cubanita | e-mail this | permalink Read all 16 comments | Blog | Forum Post a comment about Wet Feet Dry Feet Policy Subject  » Your Name » Your Email » Enter Code»   <<