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Why Can Cubans Stay in the U.S.?

Posted on April 15, 2008

Q: Why is it that when a Cuban lands on U.S. soil, he is permitted to stay, yet when a Mexican/Hispanic lands on U.S. soil, he cannot? A: Cuban immigrants were given special status by an act of Congress in the 1960s.

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