Rodriguez: Foot Policy and Emotions Days

rodriguez: Rodriguez arrived in Laredo, Texas, on New Year's Eve, a journey that took him through 10 countries, according to Brandon Sun. He had hoped his family would be able to follow shortly afterward, maybe flying to Mexico before walking across the border under the wet foot, dry foot policy that sent back Cubans intercepted at sea but gave those who reached land an automatic path to legal residency. That means it could take two years or more before his wife and two children still in Cuba can legally join him here. It was exhilarating finally making it onto U.S. soil, and then a whirlwind of emotions days later, when news came that the policy would end, Rodriguez said. Related Items Articles More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manning's sentence On Thursday, a little more than two years after Cuba and the U.S. began re-establishing diplomatic relations, President Barack Obama decided to end the wet foot, dry foot policy, moving yet another step closer to normalizing ties that had been frozen for nearly a half-century. It was such a shock. ... I don't know when I will see them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.