On Thursday, January 3, 2019, more than twenty Cuban refugees arrived in the Florida Keys on a makeshift boat. The blue and green tarps either attempted to keep them afloat or were protection from the sun and high waves. However, Border Patrol found them at Veteran’s Memorial Park and have processed them for return to Cuba. While the numbers of refugees attempting to flee Cuba has slowed down significantly, there were still multiple attempts in 2017 and 2018.
One has to wonder if these men did not know that former President Obama pulled the plug on the “wet foot, dry foot” policy in January 2017 as diplomatic ties were being reestablished between the countries. OR, was their life so horrible that they had nothing else to lose?
Seeing this makeshift boat in person really hits home as to how lucky we are living in the United States. One also feels compassion for these refugees who risked high winds at sea and even possible death.
Please understand that this post is not political, nor intended to promote or hinder immigration. It’s about compassion and humanity. One has to wonder what is really going on in Cuba since people are still willing to risk their lives at sea knowing that the “wet foot, dry foot” policy has come to an end.
May God bless us all!
*Photo courtesy of Livin’ the Keys Life
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