Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez referred to the reasons that explain the high migratory flow of Cubans to the United States.
He headed the list published on the Twitter social network of the economic, trade and financial blockade officially imposed by the North American nation six decades ago, affirming that this mechanism is designed to “lower the standard of living of Cubans”. .
There is also a US tendency to accept Cubans arriving at its borders, he said.
Likewise, Cossío assured that the five-year non-respect of the migration agreements between the two countries is a key condition for this social phenomenon.
The US is ignoring its legal obligation to issue no fewer than 20,000 visas a year and is pressuring governments in the region to require transit visas for Cuban migrants and travelers.
3 important reasons explain the high migration flow of Cubans to the USA:
1. Economic blockade aimed at lowering the living standards of Cubans.
2. The US tendency to accept Cubans arriving at its borders.
3. 5 years violation of immigration treaties#Cuba— Carlos F. de Cossio (@CarlosFdeCossio) 09/22/2022
In another message, the Deputy Secretary of State recalled that the closure of the US Embassy’s immigration services on the island was one of the first of more than 240 hostile measures, the latest of which was to add Cuba to the list of sponsor states terrorism. . He specified that this action is a scheme with Donald Trump’s seal, which is still in force.
The northern country recently announced that its embassy in Havana will resume full processing of immigrant visas in early 2023 for the first time since 2017.
Politburo member and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla called the decision removing the requirement for Cubans applying for immigrant visas in the family preference categories to travel outside of Cuba a “positive step”. , to Georgetown, Guyana, for their interviews.