Saturday, October 15, 2005
Cuban boy dies in smuggler tragedy - Guardian
A six-year-old boy drowned when a smugglers' speedboat ferrying illegal Cuban immigrants to the United States capsized off the coast of Florida. ...
"That young man died because smugglers overloaded that boat, drove it carelessly, and it resulted in him losing his life," said Captain Phil Heyl, commander of the Coast Guard's Key West sector.
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Some enterprising emigrees have attempted the 90-mile crossing of the Florida Straits in vehicles converted to rafts and barges, including a group in a vintage taxicab in June.
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Cuban exile groups have long campaigned against the US "wet-foot, dry-foot" immigration policy adopted in 1995 which they say encourages smugglers. Cubans who reach dry land are generally allowed to stay while those intercepted at sea are repatriated.
A six-year-old boy drowned when a smugglers' speedboat ferrying illegal Cuban immigrants to the United States capsized off the coast of Florida. ...
"That young man died because smugglers overloaded that boat, drove it carelessly, and it resulted in him losing his life," said Captain Phil Heyl, commander of the Coast Guard's Key West sector.
...
Some enterprising emigrees have attempted the 90-mile crossing of the Florida Straits in vehicles converted to rafts and barges, including a group in a vintage taxicab in June.
...
Cuban exile groups have long campaigned against the US "wet-foot, dry-foot" immigration policy adopted in 1995 which they say encourages smugglers. Cubans who reach dry land are generally allowed to stay while those intercepted at sea are repatriated.
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