jan 1, 2011 - End of "Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot"
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President Barack Obama ended the policy allowing Cubans to gain immediate citizenship once stepping on American soil due to improving Cuban’s lives back at their home country and wanting to improve economic and diplomatic relations with Cuba which led to the citizens under Castro’s rule to still face oppression.CNN, E. L., Kevin Liptak and Patrick Oppmann. (2017, January 13). US ending “wet foot, dry foot” policy for Cubans. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/us-to-end-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans/index.htm
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Date:
jan 1, 2011
Now
~ 14 years ago