Rescue at sea

A couple of yrs. ago my dtr. and her husband were on a cruise that had
left Cozumel and were still in the Gulf of Mexico when the Captain
announced that they were stopping to pick up some people adrift in a
very small boat.
Everyone watched the rescue of 6 men in a boat with plastic garbage bags
for sails.
To keep it short they heard later that they were Cubans trying to get to
the U.S. but somehow missed it. The ship was met by the Coast Guard off
Key West where they were transferred.
The sad part is that the law is that if they had made it to land they
would have been given amnesty but by not reaching land on their own they
would have to be sent back to Cuba.

In article ,
(Carolyn G) wrote:

The sad part is that the law is that if they had made it to land they
would have been given amnesty but by not reaching land on their own they
would have to be sent back to Cuba.

"Feet dry and feet wet" Literally sometimes. We spend a few months in
the Keys every year and there is almost always a Cubano story or two. A
couple of years ago the Navy cops woke the Capt of Key West NAS to ask
if he knew anything about the half dozen cubans hanging around in his
yard.
For those not familiar with the area around Marathon, the 7-Mile
Bridge was originally Fagler's old RR bridge, part of the line from
Miami to KW. Eventually it became an auto bridge and the eventually it
was replaced. The kept large parts of the old bridge up at both ends for
use as fishing areas, but cut it in two places so that boats could get
through and so it couldn't be used for cars. (Aside-- the bridges that
are blown up Ahnold's True Lies move was the old 7-mile Bridge).
A few years ago, a few Cubanos were found clinging to the center
section. Because that section is no longer attached to the mainland,
they were still feet wet and sent back home.. much to the chagrine of
certain people in Miami.

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I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist

Cubans seem to be favored by being given political amnesty if they make
it to land.

In article ,
(Carolyn G) wrote:

Cubans seem to be favored by being given political amnesty if they make
it to land.

Never have understood why the Government is so intimidated by a few
100 people in Miami. But has been through many years and administrations.

--
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist

In article ,
peter wrote:


Only a few 100? When we were there last month our taxi driver (a Cuban)
claimed the majority of people there speak Spanish as a first language. Are
they not predominantly from Cuban families?

Only a few hundred that are politically active. Even if all Spanish
speaking people in Miami got upset (and they come from all over S.
America and the Caribbean, not just Cuba) that is still hardly enough to
justify such a big difference in how they handle the newbies. (Although
I often wonder if much of this isn't sorta collective Karma repayment
for Bay of Pigs).

--
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:53:39 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote:

In article ,
(Carolyn G) wrote:

Cubans seem to be favored by being given political amnesty if they make
it to land.

Never have understood why the Government is so intimidated by a few
100 people in Miami. But has been through many years and administrations.

It only took a few hundred to begin to turn Miami into a criminal
hellhole post Castro.
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I believe that if you want to live in this country,you should learn to
speak english and anyone that raves about how wonderful their country
is,should be sent back there,if it is so wonderful why did they leave?





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"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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In article ,
peter wrote:


Only a few 100? When we were there last month our taxi driver (a Cuban)
claimed the majority of people there speak Spanish as a first language.
Are
they not predominantly from Cuban families?

Only a few hundred that are politically active. Even if all Spanish
speaking people in Miami got upset (and they come from all over S.
America and the Caribbean, not just Cuba) that is still hardly enough to
justify such a big difference in how they handle the newbies. (Although
I often wonder if much of this isn't sorta collective Karma repayment
for Bay of Pigs).


It's the VOTES, Kurt!

--Jean

"If it's so wonderful why did they leave?"

Castro brought Communism to Cuba. He took over all private property.
The first to flee to the U.S. were the educated, wealthy professionals.
A real brain drain. Finally Castro stopped everyone from leaving the
island. But they fled anyway, sometimes in very unseaworthy
contraptions. Communism didn't work any better in Cuba than it did in
Russia.

The Cubans in the U.S. took care of their own when they came here. No
welfare for them. They found work. Sometimes taking jobs far below
their abilities.
Hey, they gave us Gloria Estefan!!

In article ,
"Jean O'Boyle" wrote:

Only a few hundred that are politically active. Even if all Spanish
speaking people in Miami got upset (and they come from all over S.
America and the Caribbean, not just Cuba) that is still hardly enough to
justify such a big difference in how they handle the newbies. (Although
I often wonder if much of this isn't sorta collective Karma repayment
for Bay of Pigs).


It's the VOTES, Kurt!

I know that, but realistically, there aren't that many votes,
especially for the Fed offices. If it was just the votes, then foot
dusty/foot pavement would the rule along the Rio Grande. Just never have
understood why such a (relatively) small group gets such attention.
Oh well, as Jimmy has noted, everybody has a cousin in Miami.

--
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist