There is no difference, at all. People seeking a better life will move with their feet, unfortunately Cuba is separated by an ocean. Marco Rubio wants to support Cuba not South America where is the difference.

Hang on when climate change continues there will be a people migration the world has yet to see.

FOX News! Everybody drink!

Yeah! Get your news from reliable sources like CNN & MSNBC!

The current situation in Cuba has nothing to do with Covid. You're just "parroting what you have heard by consuming misinformation."

I visited Cuba 2 years ago (well before Covid). It was a travesty then and it's still a travesty. And it will be a travesty long after Covid is under control...

I agree with your characterization of Cuban refugees. I have also know a lot of “illegal” refugees, and most of them are hard working honest people just trying to create a better life for their families.

Yeah, not so much... They were still making well under $100/month... A few people in the tourism industry, those who could afford the bribes, made some money...

Well, Vietnam normalized relations with the US. Cuba is still in the pocket of Russia and Venezuela...

Dear Moderator, I don't know how it would be possible to discuss a fully political issue and keep politics out of the discussion. The Cuban people are protesting their government ONLY because of the Cuban government's policies. And yes, this is a mighty important current event that America's adults should be allowed to freely discuss, the leniency is appreciated. Thank you.

The difference is the laws in place.

Cubans have a special status, that has been in place for over 50 years...

Cuban Adjustment Act - Wikipedia

So you Agree Only Legal Immigration
 

So you agree all should only be allowed into the country if they follow the legal path?

That is very true. But as long as the site owners want us to enforce the "No politics" rule we either shut down anything that relates to politics or we find a way to discuss things in a non political way. It is what it is.

Moderator

Cubans Know Socialism Is Wrong
 

True. Cubans know the dangers of socialism and communism.

Hi,
My cousin is a border agent on the southern border and from what he tells me it is not true that the border is wide open, everyone is not just being allowed in and anyone who promotes that idea either does not know what they are talking about, or is just spreading falsehoods to frighten the American public. There is a procedure for those seeking asylum and the difficulty comes from the volume of those doing so at the moment. The process is being made more difficult by the interference from those being sent there by the governors from other states supposedly to help "guard" the border. These supposed guards are more hindrance than help. With regard to Cubans, they have been welcomed in to the US for the past 60 years and there is a special exemption for admittance for them. Many Cubans know that when they come to the southern border and that they can be accepted for asylum much easier there.

The Border IS Wide Open
 

My old college roommate is a border guard and informs me that the border is wide open. They can only give the illegal aliens tickets to appear at a future date, and the vast majority of them never appear. Worse yet, is that our military are being used to move the illegals around the country to various cities. Anyone who says otherwise is gullible and uninformed.

Ohiobuckeye
 

You don’t suppose the Cuban’s are waving our American flag just to make us think they’re our side or do think they just trying to get FREE entry into the U.S. I don’t care either way BUT if they want be American citizens do it the right way & I’ll personally shake their hands!

If that is true, then why do we see videos every day of people entering the country, but never see videos of people leaving or being turned away? Seeing is believing.

I too do not understand why our government is telling Cubans they won't get in the country if they make it here especially after changing our southern border policies and allowing thousands of illegals to flood in from South American countries of which we give millions of dollars in aid every year. Of course, there are some people blaming the US sanctions on Cuba for the conditions there, but it is much more complicated that that. Somehow they forget that the Castro regime embraced the then Soviet Union, allowing them to bring nuclear missiles to Cuba and point them at the US. The communist regime also seized private property and possessions and cast their people in to poverty, or in many cases executing them or throwing them in prison, all the while becoming wealthy themselves. I'm certainly no expert on Cuba, but these are the things I remember and my heart goes out to the Cuban people who have suffered for so many years. There has to be something we can do to help them!!

Finally, the voice of reason, please folks, fact check, not fox check, there is a difference, one is the truth, the other, not so much!!!