Cuban Adjustment Act: Native Country

Canada Dept: Had they stayed in Canada, those players would have to go through the same process as every other refugee claimant, regardless of their native country, according to The Star. The Cuban Adjustment Act was passed in the U.S. in 1966, five years after the Bay of Pigs invasion and four years after the Cuban missile crisis. The act treats every Cuban who reaches the country as an automatically approved refugee and it s not surprising that the three Cuban soccer players who disappeared last Thursday, leaving their team to suffer a crushing loss to the Canada in a World Cup qualifier, made their way to the United States as soon as they could. But as soon as a Cuban sets foot on American soil, they qualify for refugee status in the United States. After a year of living in the U.S., they can apply for permanent residency and are accepted if they haven t committed any major crimes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.