Migrants: Cuban Nationals

migrants: The decision follows months of negotiations focused in part on getting Cuba to agree to take back people who had arrived in the U.S. Effective immediately, Cuban nationals who attempt to enter the United States illegally and do not qualify for humanitarian relief will be subject to removal, consistent with U.S. law and enforcement priorities, Obama said in a statement, according to CBC. By taking this step, we are treating Cuban migrants the same way we treat migrants from other countries. The repeal of the wet foot, dry foot policy is effective immediately. The Cuban government has agreed to accept the return of Cuban nationals who have been ordered removed, just as it has been accepting the return of migrants interdicted at sea. Obama is using an administrative rule change to end the policy. By taking this step, we are treating Cuban migrants the same way we treat migrants from other countries.'- Barack Obama, U.S. president The Cuban government hailed President Barack Obama's decision ending automatic legal residency for any Cuban who touches U.S. soil, while ordinary citizens mourned the end of an easy pathway to a new life in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.